Bücher von Lew Wallace

Ben-Hur; A Tale of the Christ, by Lew Wallace is an epic of betrayal and redemption. It follows Judah Ben-Hur's journey from a wealthy prince to a condemned slave. In a quest for vengeance and justice, he encounters miracles, confronts his childhood friend turned adversary, and finds redemption through an unexpected friendship. A timeless story of faith, love and destiny.

Judah and Massala are close friends growing up, though one is Jewish and the other Roman. But when an accident happens after Massala returns from five years in Rome, Massala betrays his childhood friend and family. Judah¿s mother and sister are taken away to prison, and he is sent to a galley-ship. Years later, Judah rescues a ship¿s captain from drowning after a ship-to-ship battle, and the tribune adopts him in gratitude. Judah then devotes himself to learning as much as he can about being a warrior, in the hopes of leading an insurrection against Rome. He thinks he¿s found the perfect leader in a young Nazarite, but is disappointed at the young man¿s seeming lack of ambition.Before writing Ben-Hur, Lew Wallace was best known for being a Major General in the American Civil War. After the war, a conversation with an atheist caused Wallace to take stock of how little he knew about his own religion. He launched into what would be years of research so that he could write with accuracy about first-century Israel. Although Judah Ben-Hur is the novel¿s main character, the book¿s subtitle, ¿A Tale of the Christ,¿ reveals Wallace¿s real focus. Sales were only a trickle at the beginning, but it soon became a bestseller, and went on to become the best-selling novel of the nineteenth century. It has never been out of print, and to date has inspired two plays, a TV series, and five films¿one of which, the 1959 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer epic, is considered to be one of the best films yet made.

The boyhood of Christ is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Life and Public Services of Benjamin Harrison, President of the U.S. - With a Concise Biographical Sketch of Whitelaw Reid is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

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The Chariot Race from Ben-Hur is a thrilling excerpt from the classic novel by Lew Wallace. Set in ancient Rome, the story follows the journey of Judah Ben-Hur, a wealthy Jewish prince who is betrayed by his childhood friend and sent to work as a slave in the galleys. After years of hardship, Ben-Hur escapes and seeks revenge on his former friend, Messala, by challenging him to a chariot race in front of the Emperor. The race is the highlight of the book, with Wallace's vivid descriptions of the intense competition, the daring maneuvers of the charioteers, and the brutal crashes that occur. The Chariot Race from Ben-Hur is a timeless tale of friendship, betrayal, and redemption, and a must-read for anyone interested in historical fiction, adventure, or epic tales of heroism.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ By Lew Wallace

Ben Hur is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

First published in 1880, "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace is considered one of the most important and influential Christian novels of the nineteenth-century. The novel follows much of the life of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince from Jerusalem living in the time of Christ. Wallace intertwines the lives of Judah and Jesus of Nazareth, beginning the novel with the events of the Nativity and later following the downfall and ensuing hardships of Judah's life as a Roman slave, charioteer, and later, a convert to Christianity. The events depicted in the Gospels of the New Testament concerning Jesus are carefully threaded throughout Judah's story, ultimately finding both Jesus and Judah at the Crucifixion, though in different capacities. The incredible historical spectacle that is Judah of the House of Hur's life is a demonstration of fortitude and conviction, a classic story of redemption for the whole family. "Ben-Hur" was an immediate success upon its publication and was the first novel to ever be blessed by a pope. Wallace wrote this remarkable epic work as an inspiration of faith, and it became one of the most popular and enduring American novels of the nineteenth century. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.