Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace, first published in 1880, and considered the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century. It became a best-selling American novel, surpassing Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) in sales. The story concerns a Hebrew named Messala and takes place in Biblical times during the Roman occupation of Israel and the coming of Christ. It has been memorably filmed numerous times.
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace, first published in 1880, and considered the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century. It became a best-selling American novel, surpassing Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) in sales. The story concerns a Hebrew named Messala and takes place in Biblical times during the Roman occupation of Israel and the coming of Christ. It has been memorably filmed numerous times.
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We've love the 1959 movie, watch it yearly and finally decided we wanted to read an unabridged copy of the book (unabridged-not easy to find) especially because we know a descendant of Lew Wallace. Anyway, this read will be slow going for those who want a fast paced page turner. Wallace' word usage and style are those of the 1800's - but if you have patience and perseverance you will be treated to a terrific story and a narration that will really take you back to those ancient times.
Mary P
Sep 3, 2010
A Wonderful Tale
The book is my very favorite of all the books I have ever read and I have bought some of the books to give on special occasions. This is a book that everyone needs to read in my opinion.