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Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ
by Lew Wallace (1827 - 1905)

Type of Work:

Historical romantic fiction

Setting

Judea and Rome; during the time of Jesus Christ

Principal Characters

Judah Bur-Hur, a Jew
Ben-Hur's mother and sister
Tirzah
Messala, a Roman citizen; Judah's childhood friend, and later hated enemy
Arrius, a Roman commander
Simonides, an aged Hur servant
Mallach, Simonides' servant