Manon Lescaut
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| + | '''''Manon Lescaut''''' (''Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut'') is a short [[novel]] by [[France|French]] [[author]] [[Antoine François Prévost]] (the Abbé Prévost). Published in [[1731]], it is the seventh and final volume of ''Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité'' (Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality). | ||
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| + | It was [[controversy|controversial]] in its time and was [[ban]]ned in [[France]] upon publication. Despite this it became very popular and pirated editions were widely distributed. In a subsequent 1753 edition, the Abbé Prévost toned down some scandalous details and injected more moralizing disclaimers. | ||
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Manon Lescaut (Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut) is a short novel by French author Antoine François Prévost (the Abbé Prévost). Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité (Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality).
It was controversial in its time and was banned in France upon publication. Despite this it became very popular and pirated editions were widely distributed. In a subsequent 1753 edition, the Abbé Prévost toned down some scandalous details and injected more moralizing disclaimers.
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