Lew Wallace
(1827–1905
) a US writer best known for his novel ↑
Ben-Hur (1880
). He wrote other historical novels, including The Fair God
(1873
) and Prince of India
(1893
). Wallace was also a lawyer, a soldier, ↑
governor of the New Mexico Territory
(1878–81
) and a US government representative in Turkey
(1881–5
).
Useful english dictionary.
2012.