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Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Elizabeth Leahy Stein - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Composition and Publication, Criticism
Twain, Mark: "The ungentle laws and customs touched upon in this tale are historical, and the episodes which are used to illustrate them are also historical. It is not pretended that these laws and customs existed in England in the sixth century; no, it is only pretended that inasmuch as they existed in the English and other civilizations of far later times, it is safe to consider that it is no libel upon the sixth century to suppose them to have been in practice in that day also. One is quite justified in inferring that whatever one of these laws or customs was lacking in that remote time, its place was competently filled by a worse one."
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Format: Paperback, 150 Publisher: Intl Business Pubns USA (March 03, 2009) ISBN: 9781433089893
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It was in Warwick Castle that I came across the curious stranger whom I am going to talk about. He attracted me by three things: his candid simplicity, his marvelous familiarity with ancient armor, and the restfulness of his company--for he did all the talking.
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The 221 illustrations which Daniel Beard drew for the early editions of Twain's popular work are featured along with an uncorrupted text based on proofs, and instructions that passed between Twain and his publisher.
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