Chapter XV

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