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Ben Hur
Ben Hur
Author: Lew Wallace
Betrayed by his best friend, Ben-Hur was condemned to the galleys for life. Yet he managed to escape: to seek his revenge and gain glory before the cheering multitudes in the chariot races at the Roman circus in Antioch... to suffer treachery at the hands of one woman and find love with another... to fulfill his true destiny at the foot of a cr...  more »
ISBN: 71591
Pages: 432
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Publisher: The New American Library
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Czarmike avatar reviewed Ben Hur on + 10 more book reviews
I wasn't sure I'd like the book since it had been written about 130 years ago. Too often books of that era tend to be overly sentimental or preachy. I was pleasantly surprised that the book was very well written. I found it be pretty historically accurate with a nice plot development. It was a very nice quick read.


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