However, to their credit, mgm persevered, calling the italianbased shoot back to their culver city studio so that wonder boy irving thalberg could keep. Christianity offered by the film reflects the trends of the 1920s to combine ideas and. The story recounts in descriptive detail the adventures of judah benhur, a fictional jewish prince from jerusalem, who is enslaved by the romans at the beginning of. Benhur is the white elephant the newlyformed mgm studio inherited from the goldwyn portion of the merger, and many would have been tempted to simply shut down production and cut their losses. Since people couldnt afford to travel, this was a great way to combine exotic travelogue and an inspiring tale. A tale of the christ is considered the most influential christian book of the nineteenth century. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 620 pages and is available in hardcover format.
A tale of the christ is a novel by lew wallace, published by harper and brothers on november 12, 1880 and considered the most influential christian book of the nineteenth century. It became a bestselling american novel, surpassing harriet beecher stowes uncle toms cabin 1852 in sales. A tale of the christ 1880 by lew wallace is one of the most p. A tale of the christ ebook online from us, uk, canada and rest of the world. The jebel es zubleh is a mountain fifty miles and more in length, and so narrow that its tracery on the map gives it a likeness to. The first edition of the novel was published in 1880, and was written by lew wallace.
A tale of the christ is a novel by lew wallace, published by harper and. The book also inspired other novels with biblical settings and was adapted for the stage and. The story recounts in descriptive detail the adventures of judah benhur. Wallaces work is part of an important subgenre of historical fiction set among the characters of the new testament. The story recounts the adventures of judah benhur, a jewish prince from. The home video rights to wylers benhur are in the hands of warner.
Benhurs subtitle, a tale of the christ, is no second thought. With the merging of these two approaches, wallace invited readers in. The main characters of this classics, historical story are judah benhur, simonides. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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