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Title: Manon Lescaut
Note: Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Summary: "Manon Lescaut" by abbé Prévost is a novel written during the early 18th century. The narrative centers on the passionate and tumultuous love story between the protagonist, the Chevalier des Grieux, and the beautiful Manon Lescaut, who becomes entangled in a series of misfortunes and societal challenges that drive their fates together and apart. At the start of the novel, the narrator recounts a pivotal moment just before he leaves for Spain when he encounters des Grieux, a young man deeply in love with the enigmatic and lovely Manon. The story unfolds through des Grieux's eyes as he reflects on their fateful meeting and the initial circumstances surrounding Manon, who is being sent to America along with other women. Des Grieux's heart is captured by her beauty and gentleness, prompting him to intervene and provide assistance to the lovesick young man, revealing themes of love, obsession, and the societal constraints surrounding them. Even in these opening pages, the seeds of tragedy and longing are sown, setting the stage for the intertwined destinies of the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763
EBook No.: 468
Published: Mar 1, 1996
Downloads: 674
Language: English
Subject: Adventure stories
Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Subject: Lescaut, Manon, 1689-1721 -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Manon Lescaut
Note: Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Summary: "Manon Lescaut" by abbé Prévost is a novel written during the early 18th century. The narrative centers on the passionate and tumultuous love story between the protagonist, the Chevalier des Grieux, and the beautiful Manon Lescaut, who becomes entangled in a series of misfortunes and societal challenges that drive their fates together and apart. At the start of the novel, the narrator recounts a pivotal moment just before he leaves for Spain when he encounters des Grieux, a young man deeply in love with the enigmatic and lovely Manon. The story unfolds through des Grieux's eyes as he reflects on their fateful meeting and the initial circumstances surrounding Manon, who is being sent to America along with other women. Des Grieux's heart is captured by her beauty and gentleness, prompting him to intervene and provide assistance to the lovesick young man, revealing themes of love, obsession, and the societal constraints surrounding them. Even in these opening pages, the seeds of tragedy and longing are sown, setting the stage for the intertwined destinies of the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763
EBook No.: 468
Published: Mar 1, 1996
Downloads: 674
Language: English
Subject: Adventure stories
Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Subject: Lescaut, Manon, 1689-1721 -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.