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Set in France and Louisiana in the early 18th century, the story follows the hero, the Chevalier des Grieux, and his lover, Manon Lescaut. Des Grieux comes from noble and landed family, but forfeits his hereditary wealth and incurs the disappointment of his father by running away with Manon. In Paris, the young lovers enjoy a blissful cohabitation, while Des Grieux struggles to satisfy Manon's taste for luxury. He scrounges together money by borrowing from his unwaveringly loyal friend Tiberge and from cheating gamblers. On several occasions, Des Grieux's wealth evaporates (by theft, in a house fire, etc.), prompting Manon to leave him for a richer man because she cannot stand the thought of living in penury.
The two lovers finally end up in New Orleans, to which Manon has been deported as a prostitute, where they pretend to be married and live in idyllic peace for a while. But when Des Grieux reveals their unmarried state to the Governor and asks to be wed with Manon, the Governor's nephew sets his sights on winning Manon's hand. In despair, Des Grieux challenges the Governor's nephew to a duel and knocks him unconscious. Thinking he had killed the man and fearing retribution, the couple flee New Orleans and venture into the wilderness of Louisiana, hoping to reach an English settlement. Manon dies of exposure and exhaustion the following morning and, after burying his beloved, Des Grieux is eventually taken back to France by Tiberge.
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Fiction, History, France in fiction, French language, Louisiana in fiction, Classic Literature, Femmes fatales, French language materials, French fiction, Operas, Vocal scores with piano, Librettos, Manon Lescaut (Prévost, abbé), France, fiction, Louisiana, fiction, Fiction, general, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, romance, generalEdition | Availability |
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March 8, 2007, BiblioBazaar
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Manon Lescaut
January 1, 2006, www.ReadHowYouWant.com
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Histoire du chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut
2006, Molière & Co.
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Manon Lescaut (Hesperus Classics)
August 1, 2004, Hesperus Press
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May 2, 2001, Dedalus Press
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Histoire du chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut
2001, Gallimard, FOLIO, GALLIMARD
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January 11, 1999, French & European Pubns
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January 1, 1999, Editions Flammarion
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1998, Pocket
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April 1, 1996, Hachette Littérature
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1996, Marabout
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December 31, 1995, Gallimard French
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1995, Flammarion
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Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut
1993, P.O.L.
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Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut: texte intégral
1993, Seuil, EDL
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Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescout
1990, Presses Pocket
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Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut
1990, Bordas
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Manon Lescaut
1987, Soho Book Co., U.S. distributor, Dufour Editions
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1980, Impr. nationale
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Histoire du Chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut
October 1, 1976, French & European Pubns
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Manon Lescaut
March 1, 1972, Livre De Poche French
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1965, Éditions Garnier frères
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Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut
1963, Harrap
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Manon Lescaut: Geschichte einer leidenschaftlichen Liebe
1958, Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag
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Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut: edition critique
1953, Librairie Droz, Librairie Giard
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Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut: texte de 1753 suivi des variantes de 1731
1952, Garnier Frères
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Manon Lescaut: a new translation from the French by L.W. Tancock
1949, Penguin Books
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Manon Lescaut: Presentation et Etude Documentaire par Raymond Naves, Suivi de Voyage en Angleterre
January 1949, French & European Pubns
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Story of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier Des Grieux
1938, HERITAGE PRESS
Hardcover
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Histoire Du Chevalier Des Grieux Et De Manon Lescaut
November 30, 1923, French & European Pubns
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in French
- Limited edition
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Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du chevalier des Grieux
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Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier des Grieux
1839, Ernest Bourdin et Cie ...
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Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier des Grieux.
Publish date unknown, Calmann-Lévy
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