Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (English Edition)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century", and was the best-selling American novel from the time of its publication. It remained at the top until the publication of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind in 1936. Following release of the 1959 MGM film adaptation of Ben Hur, which was seen by tens of millions and won 11 Academy Awards, during the 1960s, book sales surpassed Gone ...