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BEN-HUR (original 1880; edition 1953)

by Lew Wallace (Author)

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Published in 1880, Ben-Hur is a fictionalization of the events of Christ's life, beginning with the Nativity and ending with the Crucifixion. The story uses a parallel structure to simultaneously explore the life of Judah Ben-Hur, a Hebrew prince who lived in the time of Christ. This remarkable work of historical fiction reshaped the landscape of American popular literature and prompted millions of readers to reevaluate their personal views of Christianity.

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace (1880)

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    Anonymous user: The Count of Monte Cristo was the inspiration for Ben-Hur; the main character Edmond Dantes is falsely accused, escapes his imprisonment and seeks vengeance on those responsible for his imprisonment. [Wikipedia article, "Judah Ben Hur", citing The Book Lover's Devotional. Barbour Publishing. 2011]… (more)
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  libraryofemma | Oct 20, 2023 |
It's more fun to watch the chariot race in both 1925 and 1959 film adaptations than it is to read about in Wallace's original novel. The book also suffers for lack of a proper confrontation with Messala and has none of the iconic dialogue that makes the 1959 version sparkle. While very readable, what's here is indulgent and spends more time scene-setting than developing characters. I also find it strange why something so overtly religious and dependent on the miraculous would omit any mention of the resurrection. Overrated, in my opinion. The (mentioned) films commit their own sins but largely improve on the material. ( )
  TheScribblingMan | Jul 29, 2023 |
Falsamente acusado de intentar asesinar al gobernador romano, Judá Ben- Hur es traicionado por su amigo de la infancia Mesala y es sentenciado a las galeras como esclavo. Judá jura vengarse en contra de los romanos y su antiguo amigo, pero un fortuito encuentro con un carpintero de Nazaret lo hace emprender un camino diferente.
  gladyssacolon | Jul 12, 2023 |
I donated the book to the Friends of the Library because I didn't care for the outdated art.
  maisiedotes | May 22, 2023 |
A classic narrative of revenge and redemption that still thrills the reader. While the classic movie is one of the great films of all time, this book is also a great read and like most books it is better than the film version. ( )
  jwhenderson | Mar 8, 2023 |
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Wallace, Lewprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Adama van Scheltema, C.S.Forewordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
AlmaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Heston, CharltonNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Killavey, JimReadersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
LaHaye, TimIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Morsberger, KatharineAfterwordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Morsberger, Robert EustisAfterwordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Mugnaini, JoeIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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"Learn of the philosophers always to look for natural causes in all extraordinary events; and when such natural causes are wanting, recur to God." Count De Gabalis.
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To the wife of my youth who still abides with me.
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The Jebel es Zubleh is a mountain fifty miles and more in length, and so narrow that its tracery on the map gives it a likeness to a caterpillar crawling from the south to the north.
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Published in 1880, Ben-Hur is a fictionalization of the events of Christ's life, beginning with the Nativity and ending with the Crucifixion. The story uses a parallel structure to simultaneously explore the life of Judah Ben-Hur, a Hebrew prince who lived in the time of Christ. This remarkable work of historical fiction reshaped the landscape of American popular literature and prompted millions of readers to reevaluate their personal views of Christianity.

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Ben Hur by Lew Wallace

Although dwarfed by the motion picture spectaculars of 1925 and 1959, the original novel of Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace has itself become a legend in the publishing field.
In 1880 it was the first novel allowed in the homes of many Victorian Americans and it caused a minor revolution there. The unique combination of adventure and religion in Ben-Hur gave fiction reading a moral sanction and helped to make it a reputable pastime.
While enduring and avenging a dastardly arrest by the Romans, the Young Israelite, Judah Ben-Hur, encounters the supernatural humanity of the Carpenter of Nazareth and is won to Christianity. Aside form his spiritual quests, however, Ben-Hur is a very worldly man, daring death in raw sea battles, maiming and humiliating his unprincipled foe in a chariot race, and, of course, falling in love.
Since its publication, Ben-Hur has attracted over four million readers; and its author, the ne'er-do-well son of a proper Indiana family, has become famous in respectable circles for a book which was published while he himself was pursuing the Apaches and Billy the Kid in frontier New Mexico.
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