Project Gutenberg 1996-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 946 Prévost, abbé 1697 1763 Prévost, Antoine François, called Prévost d'Exiles Prevost, abbe Prevost, Antoine Francois Cleveland, Mr. Lade, Robert Prévost, Antoine François Prévost, Antoine-François Manon Lescaut Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Adventure stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Lescaut, Manon, 1689-1721 -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 388995 2025-08-01T05:34:00.953927 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 215684 2025-08-01T05:34:07.570405 application/epub+zip 220654 2025-08-01T05:34:03.592936 application/epub+zip 213970 2025-08-01T05:34:02.482919 application/epub+zip 370209 2025-08-01T05:34:10.825414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357233 2025-08-01T05:34:06.913399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323532 2022-09-01T05:59:00.849774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370285 2025-08-01T05:34:00.435992 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 19901 2025-08-01T05:34:10.954379 application/rdf+xml 11815 2025-08-01T05:34:02.991928 image/jpeg 3216 2025-08-01T05:34:02.745917 image/jpeg 212049 2025-08-01T05:34:00.985935 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia