Ben Hur vs Uncle Tom's Cabin: Which Should You Read?

Ben Hur Lew Wallace · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.0 560 pages · ≈ 10 h 22 m · Challenging

“The Jebel es Zubleh is a mountain fifty miles and more in length, and so narrow that its tracery on the map gives it a likeness to a caterpillar crawling from the south to the north.”

A bestseller since 1880...The classic saga of the Roman EmpireFrom a thrilling sea battle to its famous chariot race to the agony of the Crucifixion, this is the epic tale of a prince who became a slave and by a twist…

Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe · 1850 ★★★★☆ 3.9 461 pages · ≈ 8 h 32 m · Challenging

This unforgettable novel tells the story of Tom, a devoutly Christian slave who chooses not to escape bondage for fear of embarrassing his master. However, he is soon sold to a slave trader and sent down the…