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Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905.

Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ / by Lew Wallace. - London : Ward, Lock & Co., [19--?] - 465 pages ; 20 cm

As one of the bestselling stories of all time, Lew
Wallace's Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ has captivated and
enthralled millions around the world - both in print and
on the big screen. Now Lew's great-great-granddaughter has
taken the old-fashioned prose of this classic novel and
breathed new life into it for today's audience. Coming to
cinemas in August 2016 as Ben-Hur, a major motion picture
from MGM and Paramount studios, the story follows Judah
Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman whose childhood friend Messala
betrays him. Accused of trying to murder the new Roman
governor in Jerusalem, Judah is sentenced to the galley
ships and vows to seek revenge against the Romans and
Messala. But a chance encounter with a carpenter from
Nazareth sets Judah on a different path.

Subjects--Personal Names:
Tiberius Emperor of Rome, 42 B.C.-37 A.D --Fiction.
Jesus Christ--Fiction.

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--N.T.--History of Biblical events--Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christian fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Rome--History--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS3134 / .B4 19--?

Dewey Class. No.: 813.52