Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ - Lew Wallace • BookLikes (ISBN:0812966244)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

by: Lew Wallace (author)

Format: paperback

ISBN: 9780812966244 (0812966244)

Publish date: December 10th 2002

Publisher: Modern Library

Pages no: 544

Edition language: English

Category:

Adventure, Classics, Novels, Literature, Historical Fiction, Classic Literature, Religion, 19th Century, Christian, Christian Fiction

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Bettie's Books rated it

11 years ago

http://bettie.booklikes.com Bettie's Books 3.5 Ben Hur

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bookshelves: published-1880, spring-2011, re-read, period-piece, ancient-history, slaves, play-dramatisation, ouch, roman-civilisation Read from April 16 to 21, 2011 ** spoiler alert ** General Lew Wallacehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/...Michael Gambon narrates the biblical passages.

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AmySea rated it

11 years ago

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Probably a great story. But when I'm reading it on the bus and find myself starting to nod off, I know it's one that I'll have to force myself through.

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Ironic Contradictions rated it

12 years ago

http://headspinningfromvagueness.booklikes.com Ironic Contradictions 5.0 Ben-Hur (Oxford World's Classics)

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"Out of that vast tomb Christianity issued to supersede the Caesars."Ben Hur is one of those classic works better recognised for its many adaptations. To this end it seems fair to compare it to another highly similar work - Les Miserables. Both are classic historical fiction works which use history ...

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Bettie's Books rated it

14 years ago

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General Lew Wallacehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007jr51/Lew_Wallaces_Ben_Hur_A_Friendship_Betrayed/Michael Gambon narrates the biblical passages.

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