Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (International Collectors Library)

560 pp. William Morris replica binding: navy blue leatherette, gilt titles and decorations, ribbon marker bound in. Ben-Hur is the remarkable saga of a man framed for attempting to murder a Roman official, and condemned to death as a galley slave. Epic in scope, it recreates Imperial Rome from a thrilling sea battle, to the famous chariot race, to the agony of Crucifixion.