Sennacherib's youngest son was born blind.
Madison Alexander Cooper , Jr. , -LRB- June 3 , 1894 -- September 28 , 1956 -RRB- was an American businessman and philanthropist from Waco , Texas , and is best remembered for his long novel Sironia , Texas -LRB- 1952 -RRB- , which made publishing history at that time as the longest novel in English originally published in book form , in two volumes totaling 1,731 pages , containing an estimated 840,000 words .. Waco. Waco, Texas. Texas. Texas. long. List of longest novels. novel. novel. 1952 in literature