The Prince of India (Volume 1) Why Constantinople Fell

Lew Wallace


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4.00 · 2 ratings · 346 pages · Published: 1893

The Prince of India  (Volume 1) Why Constantinople Fell by Lew Wallace
Volume one of Wallace's, The Prince of India; recounting the events leading to the fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453. The legendary wandering jew, in the guise of a Prince of India aids in bringing about the downfall of the city and its empire by aiding and advising the Turkish Sultan Mehmed II. A glowing romance of the Byzantine Empire, presenting with extraordinary power the siege of Constantinople, and lighting its tragedy with the warm under-glow of an Oriental romance.

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