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Disc 1
01Book First - Part 0111:42
02Book First - Part 0212:34
03Book First - Part 039:02
04Book First - Part 0413:06
05Book First - Part 0525:57
06Book First - Part 069:36
07Book First - Part 0713:41
08Book First - Part 0813:18
09Book First - Part 0923:13
10Book First - Part 103:50
11Book First - Part 1116:36
12Book First - Part 127:44
13Book First - Part 1326:26
14Book First - Part 146:05
15Book Second - Part 019:24
16Book Second - Part 0226:29
17Book Second - Part 0313:10
18Book Second - Part 0419:07
19Book Second - Part 0521:09
20Book Second - Part 0631:26
21Book Second - Part 078:30
22Book Third - Part 0117:38
23Book Third - Part 0216:31
24Book Third - Part 0319:25
25Book Third - Part 0416:20
26Book Third - Part 0517:11
27Book Third - Part 0614:25
28Book Fourth - Part 0110:32
29Book Fourth - Part 028:24
30Book Fourth - Part 0324:58
31Book Fourth - Part 0419:29
32Book Fourth - Part 0514:53
33Book Fourth - Part 0616:48
34Book Fourth - Part 0714:57
35Book Fourth - Part 0817:31
36Book Fourth - Part 0915:54
37Book Fourth - Part 1018:53
38Book Fourth - Part 1123:03
39Book Fourth - Part 1225:04
40Book Fourth - Part 1323:30
41Book Fourth - Part 149:29

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42Book Fourth - Part 1514:23
43Book Fourth - Part 1620:56
44Book Fourth - Part 1713:53

Disc 2
45Book Fifth - Part 0112:52
46Book Fifth - Part 0216:45
47Book Fifth - Part 0331:01
48Book Fifth - Part 043:06
49Book Fifth - Part 0515:30
50Book Fifth - Part 069:49
51Book Fifth - Part 0716:03
52Book Fifth - Part 0828:32
53Book Fifth - Part 0910:37
54Book Fifth - Part 1011:20
55Book Fifth - Part 1116:15
56Book Fifth - Part 1214:03
57Book Fifth - Part 1318:20
58Book Fifth - Part 1420:15
59Book Fifth - Part 157:12
60Book Fifth - Part 1625:44
61Book Sixth - Part 0118:18
62Book Sixth - Part 0228:32
63Book Sixth - Part 0314:21
64Book Sixth - Part 0417:24
65Book Sixth - Part 0518:43
66Book Sixth - Part 0622:42
67Book Seventh - Part 017:22
68Book Seventh - Part 0215:08
69Book Seventh - Part 0322:07
70Book Seventh - Part 0427:21
71Book Seventh - Part 0520:25
72Book Eighth - Part 0121:07
73Book Eighth - Part 0216:31
74Book Eighth - Part 0322:13
75Book Eighth - Part 0418:40
76Book Eighth - Part 058:52
77Book Eighth - Part 0628:06
78Book Eighth - Part 077:27
79Book Eighth - Part 0818:05
80Book Eighth - Part 0923:17
81Book Eighth - Part 1045:13

Notes
Running Time 23 hours 16 minutes
Read by: Mark F. Smith
Book Coordinator: Mark F. Smith
Meta Coordinators: Karen Savage
Proof Listener: Ans Wink

Artwork
Cover: Poster from the Brodway premiere of Ben Hur at the Manhattan Theatre, New York, NY, ca. 1899
Inset: First edition, first state of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace, 1880
Inset: "Gen. Lew Wallace", sometime after March 21st, 1862. By Matthew Brady (1822-1896). Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection.
Insert: Poster from the Brodway premiere of Ben Hur at the Manhattan Theatre, New York, NY, ca. 1899

Recordings
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was published in 1880 and became the best-selling American novel of all time until it was surpassed by Gone with the Wind in 1936.  Set at the beginning of the first century, the story’s eight books tell the life story of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince from Jerusalem. His story alternates and intersects with that of Jesus, who is about the same age and from the same area.  As we begin he is accused of assassination and enslaved by the Romans, who also imprison his mother and sister and confiscate the family property.  While serving on a Roman galley during a battle Judah saves the life of the commander, who adopts and frees him. Judah, now a Roman citizen, vows revenge and trains as a soldier and eventually becomes a charioteer. The centerpiece of the book is a high stakes chariot race between Judah and Massala, a childhood friend turned Roman soldier and adversary. After his victory, Judah returns to Jerusalem, finds and frees his mother and sister and becomes a devoted follower of Christ. His sister and mother are cured of leprosy by Christ, and Judah witnesses his crucifixion. Ben-Hur has been called “the most influential Christian book of the 19th century.  The 1959 film starring Charleton Heston was the most expensive film ever made at the time and one of the most successfully, winning 11 Academy Awards.


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Item Info
EAN - DVD case 0701236969344
EAN - CD jacket 0687700169833
Media MP3 CD
Package DVD Case
Author Lew Wallace
Year 1880
Recording
Read by Multiple readers
Length 23 hours and 15 minutes
Type of Reading Collaborative

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

  • Author: Lew Wallace
  • Product Code: DB-2007
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