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“Youth is but the painted shell within which, continually growing, lives that wondrous thing the spirit of a man, biding its moment of apparition, earlier in some than in others.”

Quote by Lew Wallace

Book:Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

This epic tale intertwines the life of Judah Ben-Hur with the rise of Jesus Christ, exploring themes of betrayal, redemption, and the human spirit amidst the backdrop of Roman occupation in Judea. more

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Lew Wallace was an American statesman, soldier, and author, best known for his novel 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ', which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1885. He served as a Union general during the American Civil War and later as the Governor of the New Mexico Territory, involved in various diplomatic missions and instrumental in the establishment of the Kingdom of Hawaii. more

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