Ben Hur
[ben hur]
- a historical novel (1880) by Lew Wallace.
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Contemporary Examples
In the late 1950s, The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur teamed up for $1.795 billion in adjusted domestic ticket sales.
Did one know that, though uncredited, he was the true writer of Ben-Hur?
One of his favorite stories was about the time he did Ben-Hur.
From dancing with Jackie Kennedy to writing ‘Ben-Hur,’ Bowers shares what the author really was like.
Historical Examples
"Ben-Hur" is interesting, and its characterization is fine and strong.
The Quality of MercyW. D. Howells
The patriarchs were the sheiks of the tribes, like sheik Ilderim in the story of "Ben-Hur."
The Bible StoryRev. Newton Marshall Hall
The whole world has placed “Ben-Hur” on a height of pre-eminence which no other novel of its time has reached.
Mistress NellGeorge C. Hazelton, Jr.
"Ben-Hur" adequately fulfills these two fundamental conditions.
Famous Authors (Men)E. F. (Edward Francis) Harkins
The whole world has placed "Ben-Hur" on a height of pre-eminence which no other novel of its time has reached.
Janet of the DunesHarriet T. Comstock