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Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut | Abbe Prevost
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'The sweetness of her glance - or rather, my evil star already in its ascendant and drawing me to my ruin - did not allow me to hesitate for a moment' So begins the story of Manon Lescaut, a tale of passion and betrayal, of delinquency and misalliance, which moves from early eighteenth-century Paris - with its theatres, assemblies, and gaming-houses - via prison and deportation to a tragic denouement in the treeless waste of Louisiana. It is one of the great love stories, and also one of the most enigmatic: how reliable a witness is Des Grieux, Manon's lover, whose tale he narrates? Is Manon a thief and a whore, the image of love itself, or a thoroughly modern woman? Prvost is careful to leave the ambiguities unresolved, and to lay bare the disorders of passion. This new translation includes the vignette and eight illustrations that were approved by Prvost and first published in the edition of 1753. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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swynn
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Mehso-so

(1731) It's a story of faithlessness and devotion that inspired two brilliant operas, either of them better than the book. Without music I expected to loathe both principals: her for her deception, him for his blind devotion. But both are more complex: Manon is an ambitious woman who seeks to rise by means available to her and Des Grieux is an unreliable narrator who may be a greater liar than Manon. Mixed feelings but more engaging than expected.

swynn Also: its scandalous plot landed Manon Lescaut on the Index of Forbidden Books. Read #BannedBooks ! 4w
xicanti In a strange twist, I just bought Puccini‘s version of the opera today. 4w
Cuilin Love the Opera!! 4w
swynn @xicanti @cuilin The Puccini is a favorite! "Donna non vidi Mai" melts me 4w
Cuilin @swynn yes 🙌 4w
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Reviewsbylola
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I also had to get these two. Manon was apparently from a book service called The Heritage Club. Going to have to look that up. Anyway, it‘s in perfect condition, with illustrations, and has a cool bookplate that says “From the Library of Robert N Fullerton.”

Jane Eyre is also in near perfect condition, and illustrated with gold leaf edges. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

lynneamch Beautiful! 📚💖 6y
rubyslippersreads 😍😍😍 6y
Kalalalatja Pretty! 😍 6y
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LeahBergen Oohhh! 😍 6y
emilyhaldi V jealous of that Jane Eyre 6y
britt_brooke Pretty!! 6y
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jenniferw88
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#crimesagainstcovers You can't really tell from this photo but these books have a lot of crease marks in their spines @ErinSueG - the bottom book has been read multiple times & even has comments from a younger me as to how I'd make it into a tv series!

Erinsuereads Genius!!! That top one definitely looks well loved! 6y
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RowReads1
Manon Lescaut | Abbe Prevost
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Which do I keep❓🤷🏻‍♀️

Moray_Reads If go with the left one 7y
EllieDottie I am in agreement!! The one on the left!! 7y
KarouBlue Left! 7y
readinginthedark Do either of them have better annotations or extra texts? That‘s usually how I decide with classics. 6y
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bookworm.krizia
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Mehso-so

A book that talks about blind love, obsession and stupidity. It was a nicely written book that the plot disgusted me a bit. Here is a noble born man madly in love with a regular woman, sounds like a fairy tale right? NOT! Chevalier was betrayed several times by Manon and it was hard reading about it, reading about his pain but still takes in Manon, forgives Manon and continually love her unconditionally.