ben hur a tale of the christ first edition

Thomas Jefferson McKee (bookplate) - Mrs J. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (World's Best Reading) by Lew Wallace and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It has been successfully translated to the stage, and also into one of the early moving picture colossal super-spectacles' (Grolier). 'In America, 300,000 copies were sold in the first ten years after publication, making it one of the highest-ranking bestsellers of the nineteenth century. Housed in a blue cloth slipcase with chemise.įirst edition, the rare first issue, (dated title-page and dedicated 'To the Wife of My Youth'). Original grey-blue cloth with colored floral designs, lettered in black spine lightly sunned, corners a bit bumped, boards lightly discolored, still an uncommonly nice copy. publisher's catalogue at rear first gathering a bit loose. But his various run-ins with Jesus at important times in his quest cause him to change his outlook on life, culminating with him witnessing Jesus accepting his crucifixion and realizing that forgiveness is a more valuable asset than vengeance.The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipmanīen-Hur. He trains to become a charioteer, with vengeance against Massala on his mind. After being falsely accused of a crime and enslaved, his family and possessions are also taken away from him - leaving him with nothing. Much of the tale of Ben-Hur has to do with his journey toward revenge. The two men are depicted as having existed at the same time, both Jews in Roman-occupied Israel, and their lives mirror each other. It uses the fictional character of Judah Ben-Hur to work as an allegory for Jesus' life. So what is Jesus doing in the story?īen-Hur is considered a Christian novel, perhaps the most influential one of all time. And since it's a novel, that means the tale of Ben-Hur is 100 percent fiction, wholly created by Wallace. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is an 1880 novel by American author Lew Wallace. So where did the story begin? In a book, actually. It was a remake of a 1925 silent film, which itself followed a 1907 silent short film. There's a 2003 animated version, featuring 1959 star Charlton Heston as the voice of Ben-Hur, but even Heston's classic mid-century version wasn't the original telling. The new version is actually the fifth film to tell the story of Ben-Hur. So where did this story come from? Is Ben-Hur a true story, or perhaps based on the Bible? Or, is it simply historical fiction? The movie raises some big questions. Oh, and Jesus also factors into the movie. The movie tells the tale of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince from Jerusalem who is enslaved by the Romans after being betrayed by his adoptive brother Massala, a Roman officer. While obviously a reimagining of the 1959 classic film of the same name, its original roots are somewhat murkier. At first glance, the new film Ben-Hur is a curious beast.

Ben hur a tale of the christ first edition