| Manon Lescaut (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Prevost, Abbe (Author), Prevost (Author) |
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ISBN: 1409919501 ISBN-13: 9781409919506 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $12.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: 843.5 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Antoine Fran ois Pr vost (Antoine Fran ois Pr vost d'Exiles) (1697-1763), usually known simply as the Abb Pr vost, was a French author and novelist. In 1713 he became a novice of the order in Paris, pursuing his studies at the same time at the college of La Fl che. At the end of 1716 he left the Jesuits to join the army, but soon tired of military life, and returned to Paris in 1719, apparently with the idea of resuming his novitiate. His restless spirit made him seek from the Pope a transfer to the easier rule of Cluny; but he left the abbey without leave, and fled to England. In London he acquired a wide knowledge of English history and literature, as can be seen in his writings. Before leaving the Benedictines, Pr vost had begun perhaps his most famous novel, M moires et Aventures d'un Homme de Qualit qui s'est Retir du Monde (1728). In 1729 he left England for the Netherlands, where he began to publish (1731) a novel; Le Philosophe Anglais, ou Histoire de Monsieur Cleveland, Fils Naturel de Cromwell, Ecrite Par Lui-M me, et Traduite de L'Anglais (1731-1739, 8 vols). |
