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1Christmas Stories from French and Spanish Writers

By Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, François Coppée, Alphonse Daudet, Antoine Gustave Droz, Maxime Du Camp, Antoinette Ogden, Benito Pérez Galdós, Marcel Prévost, Jules Simon, André Theuriet and Armando Palacio Valdés

Fifteen short stories by Antoinette Ogden from French and Spanish writers of many times. - Summary by david wales

2Manon Lescaut

By Abbé Prévost

Published in 1731, Manon Lescaut (on which the Puccini opera is based) takes as its themes passionate, tragic love, and redemption through suffering. It is the story of the Chevalier des Grieux, a student, who sees Manon as she is being taken to a convent, and instantly falls in love with her. He offers to save her from the convent, and the two young lovers run away to Paris. There follow many adventures and tribulations, throughout which the Chevalier remains steadfastly loyal to his love. summary by Mary Bard

Manon Lescaut es uno de los romances mas intensos de la Literatura, un recorrido intrincado por la pasión, la virtud y la razón en un tramo en el que todo evoluciona como un torrente desbocado, un rio bravo en el que nadie puede aguantar con los pies firmes ni mantener el rumbo hacia un destino seguro, pero tampoco quiere abandonar un barco que avanza irremediablemente hacia el desastre. Una obra deliciosa y terrible que ha inspirado dos óperas, varias películas y series de televisión. La eterna historia de un amor loco en el que todo lo consume un fuego abrasador llamado Manon. (Ramón Higueras)