Judith Triumphant is a historical fiction novel written by Thompson Buchanan and first published in 1905. The story is set in ancient Israel and follows the life of Judith, a beautiful and intelligent Jewish widow who saves her people from the invading army of Holofernes, the general of the Assyrian king Nebuchadnezzar. The novel is based on the biblical story of Judith, which is found in the Old Testament Apocrypha. The novel begins with the invasion...
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