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Ben-Hur: A tale of the ChristLew Wallace

Ben-Hur: A tale of the Christ

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Original author: Lew Wallace

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"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.

Ben-Hur: A tale of the Christ, by Lew Wallace. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2145.

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82 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter430 words
  2. 2.Chapter I1,650 words
  3. 3.Chapter II1,722 words
  4. 4.Chapter III1,252 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV1,644 words
  6. 6.Chapter V3,279 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI1,333 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII1,859 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII1,797 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX3,253 words
  11. 11.Chapter X457 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI2,191 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII1,025 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII3,409 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV866 words
  16. 16.Chapter I1,222 words
  17. 17.Chapter II3,611 words
  18. 18.Chapter III1,801 words
  19. 19.Chapter IV2,589 words
  20. 20.Chapter V2,881 words
  21. 21.Chapter VI4,388 words
  22. 22.Chapter VII1,210 words
  23. 23.Chapter I2,432 words
  24. 24.Chapter II2,342 words
  25. 25.Chapter III2,540 words
  26. 26.Chapter IV2,351 words
  27. 27.Chapter V2,480 words
  28. 28.Chapter VI2,002 words
  29. 29.Chapter I1,380 words
  30. 30.Chapter II1,094 words
  31. 31.Chapter III3,489 words
  32. 32.Chapter IV2,838 words
  33. 33.Chapter V2,146 words
  34. 34.Chapter VI2,355 words
  35. 35.Chapter VII2,073 words
  36. 36.Chapter VIII2,464 words
  37. 37.Chapter IX2,180 words
  38. 38.Chapter X2,649 words
  39. 39.Chapter XI3,118 words
  40. 40.Chapter XII3,333 words
  41. 41.Chapter XIII3,368 words
  1. 42.Chapter XIV1,260 words
  2. 43.Chapter XV2,100 words
  3. 44.Chapter XVI2,734 words
  4. 45.Chapter XVII1,877 words
  5. 46.Chapter I1,780 words
  6. 47.Chapter II2,273 words
  7. 48.Chapter III3,979 words
  8. 49.Chapter IV358 words
  9. 50.Chapter V2,248 words
  10. 51.Chapter VI1,447 words
  11. 52.Chapter VII2,080 words
  12. 53.Chapter VIII3,940 words
  13. 54.Chapter IX1,435 words
  14. 55.Chapter X1,493 words
  15. 56.Chapter XI2,026 words
  16. 57.Chapter XII1,987 words
  17. 58.Chapter XIII2,534 words
  18. 59.Chapter XIV2,998 words
  19. 60.Chapter XV937 words
  20. 61.Chapter XVI3,788 words
  21. 62.Chapter I2,511 words
  22. 63.Chapter II4,057 words
  23. 64.Chapter III2,050 words
  24. 65.Chapter IV2,294 words
  25. 66.Chapter V2,678 words
  26. 67.Chapter VI3,388 words
  27. 68.Chapter I1,015 words
  28. 69.Chapter II2,169 words
  29. 70.Chapter III2,743 words
  30. 71.Chapter IV3,700 words
  31. 72.Chapter V2,961 words
  32. 73.Chapter I2,737 words
  33. 74.Chapter II2,289 words
  34. 75.Chapter III3,250 words
  35. 76.Chapter IV2,642 words
  36. 77.Chapter V1,265 words
  37. 78.Chapter VI4,103 words
  38. 79.Chapter VII1,063 words
  39. 80.Chapter VIII2,586 words
  40. 81.Chapter IX3,138 words
  41. 82.Chapter X6,512 words