CHAPTER XV. A Fascinating Story by General Lew 241

A FASCINATING STORY BY GENERAL LEW 241 WALLACE.

A Boyhood of Wasted Opportunities 242

His Boyhood Love for History and 244 Literature

A Father’s Fruitful Warning 245

A Manhood of Splendid Effort 246

“The Regularity of the Work was a 247 Splendid Drill for me”

Self-Education by Reading and 247 Literary Composition

“The Fair God” 249

The Origin of “Ben-Hur” 250

Influence of the Story of the 251 Christ upon the Author