Manon Lescaut

Abbé Prévost

⏱ 8 minFrench classic

A well-born young man throws away career, family and honour for a beautiful, faithless girl who cannot be true and cannot be given up, through prison, exile and a grave dug in the Louisiana desert. Prevost's fatal romance.

Listen to the whole of Manon Lescaut in about 8 minutes — professionally narrated, with Apple-Music-style synced subtitles. One book free every day; Folio Premium unlocks the entire library.