Project Gutenberg 2006-03-14 Public domain in the USA. 100 Prévost, abbé 1697 1763 Prévost, Antoine François, called Prévost d'Exiles Prevost, abbe Prevost, Antoine Francois Cleveland, Mr. Lade, Robert Manon Lescaut Produced by Chuck Greif and www.ebooksgratuits.com "Manon Lescaut" by abbé Prévost is a novel written in the early 18th century. This poignant tale centers around the complex relationship between the passionate and impulsive Chevalier des Grieux and the beautiful but troubled young woman, Manon Lescaut. The story explores themes of love, betrayal, and the struggles against societal constraints, ultimately illustrating the powerful pull of desire and the dire consequences that often accompany it. The opening of "Manon Lescaut" introduces the narrator, who is reflecting on the story of the Chevalier des Grieux, promising the reader an engaging account of his tragic love for Manon. Through a series of dramatic encounters, the narrator recounts how des Grieux encounters a group of girls being taken to the Havre-de-Grâce, including the enigmatic Manon, who captivates him with her beauty and sorrow. Des Grieux is portrayed as deeply infatuated, willing to sacrifice everything for her, even as she is caught in a web of despair due to her impending fate. This initial setup hints at the tumultuous journey of love and loss that follows, laying the groundwork for the subsequent intricate narrative of passion and moral reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Adventure stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Lescaut, Manon, 1689-1721 -- Fiction PQ Text Opera FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 380292 380301 2024-09-08T05:32:47.042455 2023-09-08T07:53:18.966784 text/html text/html 429630 2006-03-14T15:06:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 141438 2006-03-14T15:06:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 185320 2024-09-08T05:32:51.822465 application/epub+zip 191026 2024-09-08T05:32:48.340566 application/epub+zip 191028 2024-09-08T05:32:47.545492 application/epub+zip 330032 2024-09-08T05:32:54.841419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316014 2024-09-08T05:32:51.321447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316326 2022-09-08T14:03:06.191874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372907 372874 2024-09-08T05:32:46.736523 2023-09-08T07:53:18.708778 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 363898 2006-03-14T15:06:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 133579 2006-03-14T15:06:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19581 2024-09-08T05:32:54.977444 application/rdf+xml 11814 2024-09-08T05:32:47.895456 image/jpeg 3221 2024-09-08T05:32:47.711472 image/jpeg 186707 2024-09-08T05:32:47.081474 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia