What Was Jane Austen's Love Life Like? How True is Becoming Jane, Tom Lefroy & Marriage Proposals

Did Jane Austen ever get married? Is the movie Becoming Jane true? What was the author of Pride and Prejudice's love life like? Well, in this video we look at Austen's romantic life including her youthful flirtation with Tom Lefroy made famous by the movie Becoming Jane. We also explore other romantic possibilities in Jane's life, like her marriage proposal from Harris Bigg-Wither. Oh, and we address this issue of whether Jane Austen was just so dedicated to writing that she stayed single to be an author. 💕 INSTAGRAM @elliedashie ➝ https://www.instagram.com/elliedashie/ WEBSITE ➝ https://elliedashwood.com 📽 Other Videos to Watch: Who was Jane Austen? https://youtu.be/8Z8YhMQ5l9A Did Lizzy Really Love Darcy? https://youtu.be/X6ZnIOJuhUw What House is Pemberley Based on? https://youtu.be/UREv1Sl-PIY Jane Austen Cousin Eliza's Exciting Life Story: https://youtu.be/kOI2sRxgAbM Are the Bennet from Pride and Prejudice Poor? https://youtu.be/o0vYtSf2iP8 How Jane Austen Survived Boarding School https://youtu.be/JWTXbLgIK9c Which Jane Austen Book Should You Read First https://youtu.be/bl8Apv7KzP8 Vea otros videos con subtítulos en español: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEBWNOCXcAYfyeQ6suSNa0iZF7-wIF56l Links may be affiliate links which means I'll receive a small commission from your purchase at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting my channel. ✨✨ Try Audible: https://amzn.to/45Uzoqb ❤️ Shop my Amazon favorites: https://amzn.to/45WBoOM 🧐 Learn More Austen, J., & Le_Faye, D. (1995). Jane Austen's letters. Oxford: University Press. Austen-Leigh, J. E., & Sutherland, K. (2008). A memoir of Jane Austen: And other family recollections. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Honan, P. (2007). Jane Austen: Her life. London: MAX. Jarrold, J., Hathaway, A., McAvoy, J., & Walters, J. (2007). Becoming Jane. Tomalin, C. (2012). Jane Austen: A life. 🎨 Favorite Classic Art Collections Rijks Museum: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en The Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection Musee du Paris: https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/en Yale Center for British Art: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/ Massachusetts Digital Commonwealth: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/ 💻 YouTube Tools I Use ✨ Camera, Audio, Lighting, Tech ➝ https://obsw.it/s/3vyp Editing Software ➝ https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100lrdk4 Website Hosting ➝ https://go.shopmy.us/p-1619829 YouTube SEO Tool (CODE: elliedashwood)➝ https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=elliedashwood Stock Footage & Images ➝ http://1.envato.market/Ea9D7n Music ➝ https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/6180u8 🕰 Watching Guide 00:00 What was Jane Austen's Love Life Like? [Intro] 00:50 Is Becoming Jane True? Movie Review 03:05 Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy's Becoming Jane Romance 04:09 Jane Austen and Letter Writing 06:05 The Historical Reality of the Tom Lefroy Romance 13:45 Tom Lefroy Names His Daughter Jane 14:38 Jane's and the Harris Bigg-Wither Incident 17:24 Why Jane Austen Never Married 17:35 Jane Austen Stayed Single to Be A Writer? 21:54 Jane's Love Life Sum Up As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. #janeausten #tomlefroy #becomingjane