We really have no reason to believe Jane Austen rejected Thom Lefroy. We know they knew each other for about five or six weeks when she was 21, and that they flirted with each other, as Jane recorded in a letter. But we have no reason to believe they were ever together more than five or six times. There is reason to believe his family separated them because neither he nor she had any money.
The movie Becoming Jane had them try to elope, with Jane abandoning the elopement and returning home because she learned that Tom Lefroy was providing important income for his family in Ireland out of his scant income. We have every reason to believe nothing of the sort every happened, though it makes a good story for a movie.
Tom Lefroy said conversationally that he loved Jane Austen, but it was a boyish love. That is about all we know, and perhaps you should make up your own mind about what it means. There is a link below to the section of an article on Tom Lefroy dealing with his relationship with Jane Austen.
The cast of The Real Jane Austen - 2002 includes: Lauren Birch as Baby Jane Austen Oliver Chris as Tom Lefroy Lucy Cohu as Cassandra Austen Patrick Connolly as Harris Bigg Wendy Craig as Aunt Lefroy Jack Davenport as Henry Austen Danielle Green as Young Cassandra Austen Lara Harvey as Young Jane Austen Ben Illis as James Austen Gillian Kearney as Jane Austen Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Austen John Standing as Mr. Austen Beth Winslet as Fanny Knight
There has been a lot of speculation about the relationship Jane Austen had with Thomas Lefroy. Surviving letters of both of them (not to each other) indicate they were both rather smitten with each other. It seems, however, that they only saw each other during the course of two months, and quite probably always in company of other people, because social custom of the time prohibited their being alone together. This was when Jane Austen was just turning twenty. Lefroy went on to be the Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.
Me lefroy and Jane aren't together. They were suppose to elope but Jane finds a letter from toms siblings saying how grateful they are because of Tom. It turns out that Tom had given half o his uncles inheritance to them. Soo the family depends on him and Jane depends on him so she jus couldn't take that and left him. But at the end they meet together and he bings his daughter Jane with him.
No, Jane Austen never married. There was a young man, Tom LeFroy, she seems to have fallen in love with. There was also a very wealthy young man, Harris Bigg-Wither, who fell in love with her. He proposed, and she accepted, but she changed her mind and ended the engagement the following day.
The cast of Becoming Jane - 2007 includes: Jessica Ashworth as Lucy Lefroy Leo Bill as John Warren Aidan Broadbridge as Fiddler Guy Carleton as Coachman Lucy Cohu as Eliza De Feuillide Gina Costigan as Caroline James Cromwell as Reverend Austen Philip Culhane as George Austen Laurence Fox as Mr. Wisley Glenn Gannon as Mr. Radcliffe Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen Michael James Ford as Mr. Lefroy Lynda Lee as Soprano Louise Marie Kerr as Admirer Anna Maxwell Martin as Cassandra Austen James McAvoy as Tom Lefroy Helen McCrory as Mrs. Radcliffe Chris McHallem as Mr. Curtis Eleanor Methven as Mrs. Lefroy Elaine Murphy as Jenny Giedrius Nagys as Farmer Boy Michael Patric as Don Dogarty Ian Richardson as Judge Langlois Faye Sewell as Recital Lady Maggie Smith as Lady Gresham Russell Smith as Second Coachman Sophie Vavasseur as Jane Lefroy Julie Walters as Mrs. Austen
Jane Austen had a flirtation with Thomas Lefroy when she was about 21. They knew each other for about five or six weeks. There are extant writing for both saying they had feelings for each other. But it seems his family intervened, and that was the end of it.The movie, Becoming Jane, turned this into an elopement that almost happened. There is no evidence anything like that ever took place.
The cast of Miss Austen Regrets - 2008 includes: Hugh Bonneville as Rev. Brook Bridges Adrian Edmondson as Henry Austen Harry Gostelow as Rev. Charles Papillon Sylvie Herbert as Mme. Bigeon Tom Hiddleston as Mr. John Plumptre Jack Huston as Doctor Charles Haden Phyllida Law as Mrs. Austen Imogen Poots as Fanny Knight Samuel Roukin as Harris Bigg Greta Scacchi as Cassandra Austen Sally Tatum as Anna Lefroy Pip Torrens as Edward Austen Knight Jason Watkins as Rev. Clarke Olivia Williams as Jane Austen
yes, all of her books were inspired by life experiances. for example, read/watch pride and prejudice and then watch becoming Jane and you will see many similarities. mr. darcy = tom lefroy mr. Collins = john warren parents are identical in both films Jane (P&P) = Cassandra (becoming Jane) kitty & Lydia = Lucy catherine de burge = lady gresham the list goes on and on, but the endings for all her books are only fantasies.
Unfortunately Jane had her sister Cassandra burn most of their letters after her death so we do not know much about Jane Austen's own romantic life. We do know that she had a short flirtation with Tom Lefroy a young Irish Lawyer, whether it was serious or now we cannot know. we also know that Jane was engaged to family Friend, Harris Bigg-Wither for less that 24 hours. She broke off the engagement because she knew that she did not love him. There is also speculation about a man that Jane met while living in Bath, but his name is unknown.
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UK actor Tom Austen is 29 years old (born September 15, 1987).