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  1. The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut (French: Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux, et de Manon Lescaut [istwaʁ dy ʃ (ə)valje de ɡʁijø e d (ə) manɔ̃ lɛsko]) is a novel by Antoine François Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité (Memoirs and ...

  2. Manon Lescaut, written by Abbé Antoine Francois Prévost and published in 1731, is perhaps best described as a novella. Originally just a small piece of Prévost’s seven-volume work, Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality, it quickly became very popular and is now Prévost’s most well-known work.

  3. Manon Lescaut, sentimental novel by Antoine-François, Abbé Prévost d’Exiles, published in 1731 as the last installment of Prévost’s seven-volume opus Mémoires et aventures d’un homme de qualité qui s’est retiré du monde (1728–31; “Memories and Adventures of a Man of Quality Who Has Retired from the.

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  4. Complete summary of Abbé Prévost's Manon Lescaut. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Manon Lescaut.

  5. Jun 25, 2019 · The story is told by the Chevalier des Grieux to a man who comes across him on the way to Le Havre. At their first meeting des Grieux tells his story from the moment he meets the woman he loves, Manon Lescaut, to the point where she’s being transported to New Orleans for prostitution.

  6. The Chevalier des Grieux, age seventeen, is travelling home from his studies at Amiens when he is infected with the inescapable beauty of Manon Lescaut, age sixteen. Manon is similarly in transit, being chaperoned on her journey to join a religious order.

  7. May 16, 2024 · Set in France and Louisiana in the early 18th century, “Manon Lescaut” follows the Chevalier des Grieux, a young nobleman who forsakes his privileged life for the love of the enchanting Manon. Despite her fickleness and pursuit of luxury, des Grieux remains devoted, plunging into a life of gambling and moral compromise to satisfy her desires.

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