num_pages: 175
description: This novel reverses the Abbe Prevost's Manon Lescaut and gives Manon's helplessly amoral character to a man, Leoni. Juliette, the girl he seduces, becomes the exponent of undying, endless, forgiving love. The setting is the demimonde of Venice, and the is thick with sinister figures whose influence drags the miserable lovers down.
language: English
title: Leone Leoni
titlecomplete: Leone Leoni
genres: Literature, Classics, France, Fiction, Adult Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 143
publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers