study. Wallace's grave marker at the cemetery in Crawfordsville includes a line from the Balthasar character in Ben-Hur'': "I would not give one hour of life as a soul for a thousand years of life as a man." See also Tribe of Ben-Hur – fraternal organization based on the book, known some time later as the Ben-Hur Life Association, an insurance company References Further reading Mayer, David, Playing Out the Empire: Ben-Hur and Other Toga Plays and Films, 1883–1908, A Critical Anthology, Publisher: Clarendon Press (Oxford University), 1994 External links Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, 1887 printing, scanned book via Internet Archive 1880 American novels Novels about slavery in ancient Rome American novels adapted into plays Novels set in ancient Israel Novels set in the 1st century American novels adapted into films American Christian novels Harper & Brothers books Novelistic portrayals of Jesus Cultural depictions of Mary, mother of Jesus Cultural depictions of Pontius Pilate American novels adapted into television shows Novels adapted into radio programs