/ General Fiction. The book made Lew Wallace a celebrity, sought out for speaking engagements, political endorsements, and newspaper interviews. Wallace began writing his first novel in the late 1840s while employed in the Marion County Clerk’s office. History. The book has been awarded with , and many others. But what’s unusual is that this novel was originally written in 1880. The Fair God, or, The Last of the ‘Tzins, was Lew Wallace’s first novel. From Civil War Biography: Although he would have much preferred to be remembered as a highly successful military hero, Lew Wallace has been thwarted in this ambition and is best known as an author. As it happens, the author was my great-great-grandfather, Lew Wallace, and I wrote this contemporary version of his novel. Published in 1873, it was successful enough to encourage him to continue writing. Dec-2016. The Story of American Heroism; Thrilling Narratives of Personal Adventures During the Great Civil war, as Told by the Medal Winners and Roll of Honor Men by Lew Wallace, Oct 13, 2018, Franklin Classics edition, paperback Page 809 - In the absence of Hunter, General Lew Wallace, with headquarters at Baltimore, commanded the department in which the Shenandoah lay. Sign In Sign Up. Lewis "Lew" Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was a lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, American statesman, and author, best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. At the age of sixteen, he left school and began work as an assistant in his … Lew Wallace Lewis Wallace was born in 1827, in Brookville, Indiana, the son of David (the future governor of Indiana) and Esther Test Wallace (the daughter of Indiana's first U.S. congressman). March 26 2013 5:30 AM. The Incredible Life of Lew Wallace, Civil War General and Author of Ben-Hur. The Passion of Lew Wallace. Although arguably falling into the Christian Fiction genre to be honest this will … The first edition of the novel was published in November 12th 1880, and was written by Lew Wallace. Ben-Hur (Great Stories) by Lew Wallace and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. As with a lot of major studio releases, there will be a book to accompany it, a novel with a picture of Ben-Hur himself in a chariot on the cover. The main characters of this classics, historical story are Judah Ben-Hur, Simonides. Lew Wallace’s Books. It is an account of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and was researched and written over the period of about twenty years. Lewis ‘Lew’ Wallace wrote more than just this novel, although it seems to be the only one most of us have heard of or read, and as his second book this was the one that brought him fame. 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