“The History of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier des Grieux” is a novel by the 18th century French writer Antoine-François Prevost d'Exiles (1697-1763).*** This novel is a dramatic love story between a young man from a noble family and a simple a girl whom her family wants to send to a convent. Many trials befell the lovers: ruin, prison, exile to America, the machinations of envious people - but nothing could kill their love. Abbot Prevost is the author of the novels “The History of Margaret of Anjou”, “The History of a Greek Woman”, “The History of William the Conqueror”, “Robert Ice”, “The Priest of Killerin”, “The Philosophical Travels of Montcal”. In his works, Prevost tries to understand the nature of human relationships and penetrate the depth of feelings. His heroes are noble people, capable of strong feelings, able to forgive the weaknesses of those to whom they are attached. Eternal themes - love and jealousy, fidelity and betrayal - are also interesting to the modern reader. Prevost's works have been filmed.