Manon Lescaut
Abbé Prévost
‘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 18th-century Paris – with its theatres, assemblies, and gaming-houses – via prison and deportation to a tragic denouement in the treeless wastes 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? Prévost is careful to leave the ambiguities unresolved, and to lay bare the disorders of passion.
Author - Abbé Prévost.
Narrator - Justin Avoth, Sean Barrett.
Published Date - Thursday, 11 January 2024.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Abbé Prévost
Justin Avoth, Sean Barrett
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Description:
‘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 18th-century Paris – with its theatres, assemblies, and gaming-houses – via prison and deportation to a tragic denouement in the treeless wastes 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? Prévost is careful to leave the ambiguities unresolved, and to lay bare the disorders of passion. Author - Abbé Prévost. Narrator - Justin Avoth, Sean Barrett. Published Date - Thursday, 11 January 2024.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:14
Chapter 2
Duration:00:06:24
Chapter 3
Duration:01:00:23
Chapter 4
Duration:00:56:47
Chapter 5
Duration:01:01:19
Chapter 6
Duration:00:27:28
Chapter 7
Duration:00:57:17
Chapter 8
Duration:01:00:23
Chapter 9
Duration:00:55:32
Chapter 10
Duration:00:01:28
Chapter 11
Duration:00:05:19
Chapter 12
Duration:00:22:00
Chapter 13
Duration:00:05:48
Chapter 14
Duration:00:09:25
Chapter 15
Duration:00:04:36
Chapter 16
Duration:00:08:11
Chapter 17
Duration:00:05:58