Lew Wallace (1827–1905)
Author of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
About the Author
Attorney, soldier, politician, and writer, Lew Wallace fought in both the Mexican and Civil wars, after which he returned to practicing law and then entered politics. He wrote his epic Ben-Hur (1880) while serving as territorial governor in New Mexico. A biography of General Benjamin Harrison show more followed in 1888. Wallace also wrote plays and poetry. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Lew Wallace (1827-1905), Civil War photograph (Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Brady-Handy Collection, reproduction number LC-DIG-cwpbh-00934)
Works by Lew Wallace
Smoke, Sound and Fury: The Civil War Memoirs of Major-General Lew Wallace, U.S. Volunteers (1998) 15 copies
Contributions to a History of The Richmond Howitzer Battalion (Army of Northern Virginia Series) (2000) 5 copies
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and Other Works by Lew Wallace (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics) (2010) 4 copies
The wooing of Malkatoon. Commodus 3 copies
Ben Hur : the story of the making of 2 copies
Abraham Lincoln at Charleston 2 copies
Ben-Hur (Movie) 2 copies
Illustrated Classics Ben Hur 1 copy
Famous paintings of the world. A collection of photographic reproductions of great modern masterpieces . . .… (1894) 1 copy
Life of Benjamin Harrison 1 copy
Ben Her 1 copy
বেন-হার 1 copy
Lew Wallace Volume II 1 copy
An Autobiography Vol 1 1 copy
Life and public services of Hon. Benjamin Harrison, President of the U.S: With a concise biographical sketch of Hon.… (1892) 1 copy
Ben Hur 1 copy
Associated Works
The Civil War: The Second Year Told By Those Who Lived It (2012) — Contributor — 177 copies, 1 review
Ben Hur: A Classic Story of Revenge and Redemption (Christian Epics) (1993) — Original book — 57 copies
The Collected Classical Stories and Classic Who Dunnits/boxed Set (2 volume set) (1996) — Contributor — 24 copies
Commanding Voices of Blue & Gray: General William T. Sherman, General George Custer, General James Longstreet, & Major… (2002) — Contributor — 12 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Wallace, Lew
- Legal name
- Wallace, Lewis
- Other names
- লিউ ওয়ালেস
- Birthdate
- 1827-04-10
- Date of death
- 1905-02-15
- Burial location
- Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brookville, Indiana, USA
- Place of death
- Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA
- Cause of death
- atrophic gastritis
- Places of residence
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
- Education
- Wabash Preparatory School, Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA
- Occupations
- military officer
politician
diplomat
lawyer
writer - Relationships
- Wallace, Carol McD. (great great granddaughter)
- Organizations
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Grand Army of the Republic
State Bar of Indiana (1849) - Awards and honors
- statue in U.S. Capitol
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Reviews
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace
This was one of the most popular books in America in the late 19th century. There are shades of The Count of Monte Cristo with a winged man seeking revenge, but it gets a little lost along the way. Some elements were fascinating, like the chariot race, while others, like an Egyptian love interest, dragged. I loved seeing the story of Christ from an outside POV and his mother & sister’s healing. I’m glad I read it, but I wouldn’t read again.
Old version in English. Collectable
It is debatable whether he was worse at writing than running an army
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- Popularity
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- Rating
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- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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