The ABBE Prevost, also known as Antoine-François Prevost d'Exiles, was a French novelist and author of the 18th century. He is best known for his novel Manon Lescaut, which was published in 1731 and is considered to be one of the most influential works of the time. Prevost was also a prolific writer of other novels, plays, and short stories. He is remembered as one of the most important French novelists of the 18th century.