Ben Hur
by Lew Wallace
799 pages~13 hrs
“A tale of betrayal, redemption, and the ultimate race for glory.”
Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince betrayed by his closest friend, must survive the brutal life of a Roman galley slave to reclaim his honor and seek ultimate justice. This sweeping epic of vengeance and redemption leads him from the thunderous chariot races of Antioch to a life-altering encounter with a man from Nazareth.
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