Ben-Hur
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (756 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000HXDNOK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 457 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Book for All of Humanity Amazon Customer All I remembered about Ben Hur was the Charlton Heston movie, which I saw when I was young -- and all I remembered of that was the galley scenes and of course the chariot scene. The reason I bought and read the book was because of the title: A Tale of the Christ. About half way through the book, I did a Google Search on it and found that it was one of the most popular Christian pieces of literature of all time. I h. The ORIGINAL Ben-Hur - not simplified for our ears, but better This is a great classic, and the number one selling novel in the US in the 19th century. It is the original, without 20th century "improvements". The style is very old, but the depth is worth wading through. One thing that will put off readers who are not willing to be challenged is the dialog is in King James English (or semblance thereof). The reason for this is that this is "a tale of the Christ", as the subtitl. Anne Wingate said A Hundred Years of Ben-Hur and It's Still as Good as Ever. I sort of cheated. This is by no means the first time I read this book. I've read it about once a year since I was in middle school, and I'm almost 7A Hundred Years of Ben-Hur and It's Still as Good as Ever I sort of cheated. This is by no means the first time I read this book. I've read it about once a year since I was in middle school, and I'm almost 73. It's as good as ever, although the pictures are more modern than I like in Ben-Hur. I prefer illustrations that look like woodcuts. But nevertheless, this is still a terrific book. I warn you: don't expect it to be just like the movie. It isn't. But I think you'll s. . It's as good as ever, although the pictures are more modern than I like in Ben-Hur. I prefer illustrations that look like woodcuts. But nevertheless, this is still a terrific book. I warn you: don't expect it to be just like the movie. It isn't. But I think you'll s
This work combines the best elements of popular classic, epic and action story against a background of authoritative historical detail.
“Compared with other romances Ben-Hur easily passes them all, by a vitality which has a touch of genius.” —Carl Van Doren