Manon Lescaut.

By Abbe Prevost

Printed: 1950

Publisher: The Folio Society. London

Dimensions 15 × 23 × 3 cm
Language

Language: English

Size (cminches): 15 x 23 x 3

Condition: Very good  (See explanation of ratings)

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Purple binding with gilt title on the spine.

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A great story

When the young Chevalier des Grieux first sets eyes on the exquisitely beautiful and charming Manon Lescaut they fall passionately in love. But his happiness turns to bitter despair when he discovers that Manon is mercenary and immoral and has taken a rich lover to pay for their life of pleasure. A broken man, he swears to stay away from her, but cannot. Just as the Chevalier is helpless to end their relationship, so Manon is incapable of giving up the source of her income, and the lovers enter a destructive cycle that can only end in tragedy. Manon Lescaut (1731) is a devastating depiction of obsessive love and a haunting portrait of a captivating but dangerous woman.

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Front hinge slack

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