The boy's Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ

Date:

©1928.

Author:

Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905.

Collecting Area:

Mathes Childrens Literature

Call Number:

YH W191 B69 1928 LOCAL

Publisher:

Harper & Bros.

Abstract:

A wealthy young Jew and his family experiencing changing fortunes under Roman tyranny are affected by the life and teachings of a Nazarene named Jesus Christ.

Physical Description:

366 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:

Illustrated lining-papers. LOCAL

Curator Notes:

Harper & Row (NY/Evanston/London), March 1939 printing (C-O), c 1928,, abridgement of the full original pub. in 1880, c 1880, 1901 by Harper, c 1908, 1922 by Wallace; this abridgement by Virginia Kirkus; spine and front cover titles printed in black on light gray cloth

Subjects:

Rome Fiction, Biographical fiction, and Christian fiction

Genres/Forms:

Historical fiction, Fiction, Historical fiction. lcgft, and Christian fiction. gsafd

Names:

Jesus Christ Fiction and Jesus Christ