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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Wallace, Lew

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace published on November 12, 1880 by Harper & Brothers. Considered “the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century”, it was the best-selling American novel from the time of its publication, superseding Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852). It remained at the top until the publication of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind (1936). Following release of the 1959 MGM film adaptation of Ben-Hur, which was seen by tens of millions and won 11 Academy Awards in 1960, book sales surpassed Gone with the Wind. Blessed by Pope Leo XIII, the novel was the first work of fiction to be so honored.

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Wallace, Lew - Ben-Hur. Una historia de Cristo - Language: Spanish, Novel - Format: ePub
Cuando Ben-Hur, joven judío condenado a galeras, salva la vida de Quinto Arrio, un nuevo destino se abre ante él. Educado como un patricio romano, recorre el imperio en busca de su enemigo Mesala, al que se enfrenta en una mortal (More) carrera de cuadrigas. Pero tanto en los penosos viajes que emprende, como en el fragor de las batallas, Ben-Hur no olvida su condición de judío. Un día, el mago Baltasar le comunica el nacimiento de un niño que llegaría a ser “Rey de los Judíos”. A partir de entonces Ben-Hur, con todas sus riquezas y su indomable energía, se pone al servicio de la nueva causa… Lewis Wallace compuso Ben-Hur en 1880, una novela de fondo histórico y la más notable y popular de sus obras, a la que el cine ha dado una popularidad mundial. Ben-Hur, subtitulada Una historia de Cristo, es la descripción romántica del imperio romano tardío y del surgimiento del cristianismo; fue traducida a numerosos idiomas y se convirtió en un clásico.
Wallace, Lew - Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ - Language: English, Novel - Format: ePub
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace published on November 12, 1880 by Harper & Brothers. Considered “the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century”, it was the best-selling American novel (More) from the time of its publication, superseding Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852). It remained at the top until the publication of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind (1936). Following release of the 1959 MGM film adaptation of Ben-Hur, which was seen by tens of millions and won 11 Academy Awards in 1960, book sales surpassed Gone with the Wind. Blessed by Pope Leo XIII, the novel was the first work of fiction to be so honored.
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