The complete online text of The Prince of India — Volume 01 by Lew Wallace.

Lewis Wallace (1827-1905) was an American military leader and popular author, remembered especially for the novel Ben-Hur. Lew Wallace was born in Brookville, Ind. He became a lawyer but left his practice to serve in the Mexican War in 1846. During the C...

Lew Wallace's literary reputation rests solidly on the brawny shoulders of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880). While exact sales figures are unknown, in 1944 Harper, the publisher, estimated the book had sold more than two million copies. If to that is...

The Princes of India in the Endgame of Empire, 1917-1947. By Ian Copland (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press [Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society], 1997), pp. xiii + 302. $95.00. The Princes of India in the Endgame of Empire considers the experiences...

The India of today has become a major player in the world of fine jewelry, yet if we look back into the days of the Indian Princes of the British Raj, we find a chapter in India's history that is unparalleled in opulence...