Ben-Hur
Subtitle: a tale of the Christ
By: by Lew Wallace
Edition: Wallace memorial ed.
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Published: 1908
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 560
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Description: Handsome son of an old, eminent Jewish family of Jerusalem, Ben-Hur is betrayed by his best friend, Messala. Condemned to life as a galley slave, the future looks dismal, but Providence opens a way of escape and promises a bright, new future. As a free man, Ben-Hur gets his chance for revenge and reclaims the honor of his family name. Love fills his life, but hate still boils in his breast.