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Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is best known for his historical adventure story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), a bestselling novel that has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century." [1] Wallace's military career included service in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace, published by Harper and Brothers on November 12, 1880, and considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century". [1] . It became a best-selling American novel, surpassing Harriet Beecher Stowe 's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) in sales.
Although a novel with Jesus Christ as the protagonist would be a hard sell with the American public, Wallace began writing. He framed the tale through the eyes of a young Jewish noble, Judah Ben-Hur. The novel featured friendship, betrayal, revenge, love lost, love regained, redemption, and, of course, a chariot race.
Lew Wallace was the author of seven major works, including Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, the best-selling novel of the 19th century. Wallace began writing his first novel in the late 1840s while employed in the Marion County Clerk’s office. He found this occupation monotonous, and often spent his evenings studying and writing.
36,208 ratings1,406 reviews. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880) by Lew Wallace is one of the most popular and beloved 19th century American novels. This faithful New Testament tale combines the events of the life of Jesus with grand historical spectacle in the exciting story of Judah of the House of Hur, a man who finds extraordinary ...
Ben-Hur, historical novel by Lewis Wallace, published in 1880 and widely translated. It depicts the oppressive Roman occupation of ancient Palestine and the origins of Christianity. The Jew Judah Ben-Hur is wrongly accused by his former friend, the Roman Messala, of attempting to kill a Roman.
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