Publisher's Synopsis
"Knowledge leaves no room for chances."
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace, first published on November 12, 1880 and is considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century".
Lew Wallace (1827-1905) was an American lawyer from Indiana who became a Union general in the American Civil War. He is best known for his historical-adventure novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ