Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ / by Lew Wallace.

By:

Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Ward, Lock & Co., [19--?]Description: 465 pages ; 20 cmSubject(s):

Genre/Form:

Historical fiction.

DDC classification:

813.52 20

LOC classification:

PS3134 .B4 19--?

Other classification:

18.06

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Fiction	Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage	Fiction	WALL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not For Loan		A09205925

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.

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