Project Gutenberg 1996-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 428 Prévost, abbé 1697 1763 Prévost, Antoine François, called Prévost d'Exiles Prevost, abbe Prevost, Antoine Francois Cleveland, Mr. Lade, Robert Manon Lescaut "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.) en Adventure stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Lescaut, Manon, 1689-1721 -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 388850 385714 2024-09-01T05:37:05.936153 2023-10-01T05:21:47.300531 text/html text/html 383753 2021-01-01T08:42:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 140999 2021-01-01T08:42:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 192617 2024-09-01T05:37:11.395271 application/epub+zip 197838 2024-09-01T05:37:07.295131 application/epub+zip 197838 2024-09-01T05:37:06.458126 application/epub+zip 336676 2024-09-01T05:37:14.677106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323718 2024-09-01T05:37:10.862091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323532 2022-09-01T05:59:00.849774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370285 370313 2024-09-01T05:37:05.431139 2023-10-01T05:21:46.791510 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 370195 2021-01-01T08:42:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 138418 2021-01-01T08:42:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19188 2024-09-01T05:37:14.809076 application/rdf+xml 11814 2024-09-01T05:37:06.814110 image/jpeg 3221 2024-09-01T05:37:06.634118 image/jpeg 191732 2024-09-01T05:37:05.973122 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia