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Lew Wallace

April 10, 1827 - February 15, 1905

Lewis "Lew" Wallace was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is best known for his historical adventure story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), a bestselling novel that has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century." - wikipedia

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  • Cover of: Ben-Hur, or, The days of the Messiah

    First published in 1800 201 editions in 11 languages — 34 previewable Cover of edition cihm_34165 Cover of edition benhurtaleofchri00walluoft Cover of edition benhurunastoria00walliala Cover of edition benhurnoveladela00wall Cover of edition cu31924022207892 Cover of edition nybc203486 Cover of edition benhurtaleofchri0000wall Cover of edition cihm_43623 Cover of edition benhurtaleofchri00walliala
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  • Cover of: Ben Hur

    First published in 1880 62 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: The prince of India, or Why Constantinople fell

    First published in 1893 41 editions in 1 language — 10 previewable Cover of edition princeofindiaofw01walliala Cover of edition princeofindiaorw01walluoft Cover of edition cihm_44837 Cover of edition cihm_38594 Cover of edition princeofindia01wallrich Cover of edition cihm_44836 Cover of edition princeofindiaorw00walliala Cover of edition princeindiaorwh03wallgoog Cover of edition princeofindiaorw0000wall
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  • Cover of: The fair god, or, The last of the 'Tzins: a tale of the conquest of Mexico

    First published in 1873 36 editions in 2 languages — 15 previewable Cover of edition fairgodx00walliala Cover of edition fairgodorlastofthe00walliala Cover of edition fairgodtaleofcon02wall Cover of edition thefairgodorlast00walliala Cover of edition fairgodorlastoft0000wall Cover of edition fairgodorlastof00walliala Cover of edition fairgodorlastoft1wall Cover of edition fairgodtaleofcon01walliala Cover of edition cihm_36742
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  • Cover of: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ -- the Unabridged Original 1880 Edition

    First published in 1880 35 editions in 3 languages
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  • Cover of: Ben-Hur: or, the days of the Messiah

    First published in 1887 19 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    First published in 1880 18 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Prince of India: Large Print

    First published in 2018 15 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Ben-Hur Illustrated

    First published in 2021 14 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Ben-Hur

    First published in 1887 14 editions in 4 languages
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  • Cover of: Fair God

    First published in 2015 10 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Life of Gen. Ben Harrison

    First published in 1888 9 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition lifeofgenbenharr00wallrich Cover of edition lifeofgenbenharr00walliala Cover of edition lifeofgenbenharr00wall Cover of edition benharrison00wallrich Cover of edition lifegenbenharri00wallgoog Cover of edition lifegenbenharri01wallgoog
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  • Cover of: Ben-Hur (Illustrated)

    First published in 2021 8 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Lew Wallace; an autobiography ...

    First published in 1906 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The first Christmas

    First published in 1899 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition firstchristmasf00wallgoog
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  • Cover of: Life of Gen. Ben Harrison

    First published in 2015 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Ben-Hur a Tale of the Christ: Illustrated Edition

    First published in 2004 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Ben-Hur, a Tale of the Christ

    First published in 2015 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The boyhood of Christ.

    First published in 1888 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition boyhoodofchrist00wall Cover of edition boyhoodchrist00wallgoog
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  • Cover of: Prince of India (Volume 2)

    First published in 2019 4 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Fiction, historical, general, History, Fiction, Fiction, christian, historical, Jesus christ, fiction, Rome, fiction, Fiction, christian, classic & allegory, Biography, Drama, Bible, Fiction, christian, general, History of Biblical events, Istanbul (turkey), fiction, Personal narratives, American Authors, Childhood, Fiction, biographical, Fiction, historical, Fiction, war & military, Generals, Histoire, Jews, fiction, Romans, Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862, United States
Places
United States, Jerusalem, Judea, Rome, Crawfordville (Ind.), Indiana, Istanbul (Turkey), Mexico, New Mexico, Palestine, Rome (Italy), Tennessee
People
Jesus Christ, Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), Commodus Emperor of Rome (161-192), Lew Wallace (1827-1905), Benson John Lossing (1813-1891), Don Carlos Buell (1818-1898), Hernán Cortés (1485-1547), Jesus, John P. Nicholson (b. 1842), Jésus-Christ, Levi P. Morton (1824-1920), Maternus Roman outlaw (fl. 180), Montezuma II Emperor of Mexico (ca. 1480-1520), Tiberius Emperor of Rome (42 B.C.-37 A.D), Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912)
Time
19th century, 1st century CE, Civil War, 1861-1865, Conquest, 1519-1540, Siege, 1453, Tiberius, 14-37

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