Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ (Dover Thrift Editions) - Softcover

Wallace, Lewis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048679928X ISBN 13: 9780486799285

Verlag: Dover Publications Inc., 2015

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Betrayed by his best friend and enslaved by the Romans, Judah Ben-Hur seeks revenge but instead finds redemption through his encounters with Jesus Christ. Generations have thrilled to the sacred destiny of the mighty charioteer Ben-Hur, whose enduring tale began as a bestselling 1880 novel that later inspired equally popular stage and film interpretations. Combining the appeal of a historical adventure with a heartfelt message of Christian love and compassion, the story blends the visceral excitement of a quest for vengeance with the spiritual thrill of forgiveness.
Author Lew Wallace&;a Civil War general, politician, and diplomat&;conducted meticulous research into the ancient world to bring a vivid immediacy to his characters and settings, from life as a Roman galley slave, to the living death of exile, to a Jerusalem leper colony. The novel's countless admirers included President James A. Garfield, a former professor of literature, who told the author, "With this beautiful and reverent book you have lightened the burden of my daily life."

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Although best remembered as the author of Ben-Hur, Lewis "Lew" Wallace (1827&;1905) was a lawyer, soldier, politician, and diplomat. He served as a general in the U.S. Army during the Civil War as well as a major general in the Mexican army, governor of the New Mexico Territory, and U.S. minister to the Ottoman Empire.

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• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 048679928X
• ISBN 13: 9780486799285
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 382
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italien