Ben-Hur: A tale of the Christ
by Lew Wallace
"Ben-Hur: A tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace is a novel published in 1880. It follows Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince from Jerusalem who is falsely accused of attempted assassination and enslaved by the Romans. As he endures brutal servitude and later becomes a charioteer, his path repeatedly crosses with Jesus Christ. The story weaves themes of betrayal, revenge, and redemption, ultimately transforming from a tale of vengeance into one of love, compassion, and forgiveness.
Summary written by Project Gutenberg, by machine.
- Language
- English
- On Project Gutenberg since
- 1 April 2000
- Read in the last 30 days
- 1,967 times at Project Gutenberg
Listen to it: 3 recordings
More by Lew Wallace
See all: More by Lew Wallace
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 01
The Fair God; or, The Last of the 'Tzins: A Tale of the Conquest of Mexico
Ben-Hur: Een verhaal van den tijd van Jezus' omwandeling op aarde
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 02
Ben Hur: Una storia di Cristo
Ben-Hur: Kertomus Kristuksen ajoilta
More from the shelf “Movie Books”
See all: More from the shelf “Movie Books”
Frankenstein; or, The modern Prometheus
Dracula
The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Count of Monte Cristo
Twenty years after
War and Peace
History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Wuthering Heights
The Time Machine
Peter Pan
The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Phantom of the Opera
Heart of Darkness
Around the World in Eighty Days
The call of the wild
The Thirty-Nine Steps
Anna Karenina
The Jungle Book
