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 Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:29 pm
Heres a link discussing their relationship. It also has a portrait from around the time he knew Jane.
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:22 pm
Thank you for posting the link. The more you read about the Regency period manners the more you see how her(Ms. Austen's) not marrying was such a scary thing. Since love matches were rare, and marriage meant becoming a baby making machine as long as you could survive, marriage was also very scary.
Not much of a choice for women.
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:47 pm
Not much at all. neutral But, as we see from their situation, it also left men without much choice either. At least with regard to marriage.
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:37 am
I asked my dad to get me a copy of "Becoming Jan Austen," by Jon Spence. There's an interesting tidbit there about how Lefroy was woven into JA's novels through subtle hints. Like in some books, the family names that Austen used were in Tom Lefroy's favorite book, "Tom Jones." Also, there was a claim in the book that Tom Lefroy wasn't the inspiration for Darcy. Rather, JA was supposedly Darcy, and Lefroy was Elizabeth. There was a comparison on traits between the characters and their supposed "counterparts". It actually makes sense a bit, to me. Thoughts?
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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:31 pm
Random-Gal930 I asked my dad to get me a copy of "Becoming Jan Austen," by Jon Spence. There's an interesting tidbit there about how Lefroy was woven into JA's novels through subtle hints. Like in some books, the family names that Austen used were in Tom Lefroy's favorite book, "Tom Jones." Also, there was a claim in the book that Tom Lefroy wasn't the inspiration for Darcy. Rather, JA was supposedly Darcy, and Lefroy was Elizabeth. There was a comparison on traits between the characters and their supposed "counterparts". It actually makes sense a bit, to me. Thoughts? I can't say that I really want to read "Becoming Jane Austen". I really didn't like the movie. Is the book better?
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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:46 pm
desiderium Random-Gal930 I asked my dad to get me a copy of "Becoming Jan Austen," by Jon Spence. There's an interesting tidbit there about how Lefroy was woven into JA's novels through subtle hints. Like in some books, the family names that Austen used were in Tom Lefroy's favorite book, "Tom Jones." Also, there was a claim in the book that Tom Lefroy wasn't the inspiration for Darcy. Rather, JA was supposedly Darcy, and Lefroy was Elizabeth. There was a comparison on traits between the characters and their supposed "counterparts". It actually makes sense a bit, to me. Thoughts? I can't say that I really want to read "Becoming Jane Austen". I really didn't like the movie. Is the book better?
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:22 pm
Random-Gal930 desiderium Random-Gal930 I asked my dad to get me a copy of "Becoming Jan Austen," by Jon Spence. There's an interesting tidbit there about how Lefroy was woven into JA's novels through subtle hints. Like in some books, the family names that Austen used were in Tom Lefroy's favorite book, "Tom Jones." Also, there was a claim in the book that Tom Lefroy wasn't the inspiration for Darcy. Rather, JA was supposedly Darcy, and Lefroy was Elizabeth. There was a comparison on traits between the characters and their supposed "counterparts". It actually makes sense a bit, to me. Thoughts? I can't say that I really want to read "Becoming Jane Austen". I really didn't like the movie. Is the book better? Is the book good? Is it worth reading? Not that I have much time left to read what I want, fall looms nearer by the day.
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:46 am
I'm reading, Jane Austen: A Life, which is extremely good. It's a bio, but it also has good writing style. I've not heard of Becoming Jane Austen, but I'm going to look for it.
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