The Prince Of India; or, Why Constaninople Fell

This historical novel by Wallace, the author of "Ben-Hur," chronicles the events leading up to Constantinople's fall to the Turks in 1453. The story follows the adventures of the Wandering Prince, who steps into the service of the Turkish Sultan, Mehmed II, and becomes involved in the Turkish invasion of Constantinople in 1453, and the fall of the Byzantine Empire.