A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court was a novel written by Samuel Clemens 1889. It was science fiction, a time travel story of a person from 19th century Connecticut meeting King Arthur.
History[]
In 1893, Data overheard Clemens remark to a reporter that his idea of a Yankee time traveler wasn't as farfetched an idea as he once thought, having encountered people in San Francisco who were from the future. The reporter thought Clemens was writing a sequel to his time-travel novel. (TNG episode: "Time's Arrow")
In 2370, Jean-Luc Picard read the novel during a four-day respite, or one with a similar plot. He found it boring, disliking the gore, and erased it. (TNG novel: Balance of Power)
In 2372, Lwaxana Troi ran a holosuite program in Quark's Bar of King Arthur's Court. Being in a depressed state, she described the court as "love betrayed, dreams shattered." (DS9 episode: "The Muse")
In 2376, in a holodeck recreation of Ireland, Kathryn Janeway gave Michael Sullivan a copy of the novel. She said it was partly about people from different time periods who become lovers. (VOY episode: "Spirit Folk")
Characters[]
- King Arthur
- Queen Guinevere
- Sir Lancelot
- Merlin
- Sir Mordred
- Morgana
- Mark Twain (narrator)
Appendices[]
References[]
- TNG episode: "Time's Arrow"
- DS9 episode: "The Muse"
- TOS novel: Shadow Lord
- TOS novel: Best Destiny
- TOS novel: The Joy Machine
- TOS novel: The New Voyages (introduction)
- TNG novel: Balance of Power
External links[]
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.