Wordsworth Ben Hur

This is a fascinating read. The author is very descriptive and creates quite a verbal picture of each scene. But, the book was written many years ago and the English language has changed in some ways. It’s a great story and very well written.

Considerato il romanzo Cristiano più influente del XIX secolo, deventando uno dei migliori best seller della letteratura americana. La storia, resa celebre anche dall'omonimo colossal del 1959, racconta le vicende di Judah Ben-Hur, un principe di Gerusalemme che diventa schiavo sotto i romani, convertendosi poi al cristianesimo. Una lettura che affronta temi come il tradimento e la redenzione, e che alla fine anche dopo tutti questi anni risuona ancora con l'animo umano.

This book is eternal classics.When I was in class vi ,1996, I read it 's bengali version , published from Dev Sahitya Kutir.Today I' ve gotten original masterpiece.Amazon reminded my childish days.

This is a low-cost and very decent edition of Wallace's classic.BEN-HUR is a fascinating novel whose true narrative and meaning have become blurred, in the 120 years since its publication, thanks to the popularity of the films to which it has given birth. In essence BEN-HUR is Christian existentialism, in its purest and most appealing manifestation, weaved into a twofold story of vengeance vs. forgiveness, killing vs. redemption —Ben Hur against Messala vs. Christ for the people who is against Him.So, Ben Hur represents the Old Law, the Law of the vengeful God of the Old Testament, and his story is put in contrast with the story of Christ, who incarnates the New Law, the Law of the forgiving God of the Gospels. It is somehow ironic, therefore, that Ben Hur, who eventually becomes a Christian, who has been a witness to the proof of unlimited love and forgiveness which is the Crucifixion, is unable to forgive Messala. For, when all is said and done, what are the evil doings of the Roman compared with the sufferings inflicted on the Nazarene by his tormentors? But, after all, it is this irony which is the motive force of the narrative, as if asking the reader, What kind of man are you? Are you a man of rightful vengeance or of superhuman forgiveness?As for myself, I've learned with this book that I am a man of rancour, one who prefers to see the Messalas of the world killed than forgiven, and thus able to crucify the next good guy who comes to us with his Gospel of peace.

I can only give it 1 star as this particular copy by Wordsworth Classics is actually ABRIDGED even though the back of the book says it is complete and unabridged. Very disappointed that it is money wasted.