The Prince of India or Why Constantinople Fell
, by Wallace, Lew- ISBN: 9781417927388 | 1417927380
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 6/30/2004
1893. This novel from Wallace, the writer of Ben-Hur, recounts 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. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.