Manon Lescaut in French

The famous «Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut» is unique and firmly occupies a place among the most outstanding works of world literature.
Abbé Prévost created two unforgettable characters in his novel: the Chevalier des Grieux — a... model of selfless love, devotion, and forgiveness, and the image of Manon, unmatched in artistic perfection in world literature — a heroine who lived three hundred years ago remains captivating, although her moral principles are far from perfection even by today's standards. Guy de Maupassant said that «writers left us only three or four wonderful images of women,» and after Shakespeare's Juliet, he named Manon Lescaut. The image of Manon has inspired many poets, artists, and musicians, and operas, ballet productions, and films have been created based on this novel.
We present to the readers an unadapted text of the novel, equipped with comments and a glossary.