Ben-Hur (Romance)

Ben-Hur: Tale off the Christ has is a novel of Lewis Wallace published in 1880, reporting the history of a prince fictitious Juif, Judah Ben-Hur.

History

Year 15. Judah Ben-Hur, young heir to one of the more big families of the Jewish aristocracy, is shown to have wanted assassinated the procurator of Judaea, Valerius Gratus.

His/her mother and her sister are thrown in prison, its goods are confiscated and it is sent to the galères. There, it meets a Romain, who allows him to become Roman citizen.

Agitated by the appearance of the Messiah, the Jewish people make him forget his desire of revenge.

Ben-Hur becomes one of the first Christians.

First editions

  • In English:
    • Ben-Hur: has bruises the Christ off; Lew Wallace; New York, To grip & Bros. 1880.
  • In French:
    • Ben-Hur ; Lew Wallace; Lausanne: Henri Mignot; Paris: Grassart, 1885.

External bonds

  • '' Ben-Hur; has off bruises the Christ '' on the Projet Gutenberg
  • '' Ben-Hur; has bruises off the Christ '', first edition of 1880 digitized on Internet Files

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