Radovici's Jane Austen & Tom Lefroy
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Dear Sir/Madam/Friends,
On behalf of Becoming Jane Fansite and fans of Jane Austen/Tom Lefroy alike, I would like to raise your concerns on the very limited number of available literatures on the romance and plight of Jane Austen with Thomas Langlois Lefroy (also known as Tom Lefroy). It is, sadly, not the truth universally acknowledged that the famous English authoress once shared a poetic chaste love with the young poor Irishman who later would become the renowned Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. Several biographers have attempted to explore their beautiful but tragic relationship, e.g. Claire Tomalin ('Jane Austen: a Life', 2000) and Jon Spence ('Becoming Jane Austen', 2003). The movie 'Becoming Jane' (BBC & Miramax, 2007) has also taken the chaste romance between Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy a step further.
In 1995, however, another writer had actually written a short but memorable book exploring interesting facts and speculations about Jane Austen and Tom Lefroyвs love story. The 80-pages book was titled вA Youthful Love: Jane Austen & Tom Lefroy?в, published by Merlin Books in Devon, UK, and written by Nadia Radovici. Radovici did not only explore common facts about Tom Lefroy known from Austenвs letters but also unnoticed connections to Tom excavated from Austenвs novels.
Alas, Radovici passed away circa the year 2000 without having her book widely known or distributed. Now, Radoviciвs book is out of print; its copy is very hard to find, even in second-hand markets. We, Jane Austen lovers who support the idea of chaste romance between her and Tom Lefroy, share the loss of a good book that has become one of the bases for more rigorous research on Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy. Granted, more and more information on Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy has been compiled as of late beyond the scope of Radoviciвs discussions. Nevertheless, we are still indebted to her book, and hence we ask any potential publishers to reprint Radoviciвs book and make it widely available for the public to read.
On behalf of Becoming Jane Fansite and fans of Jane Austen/Tom Lefroy alike, I would like to raise your concerns on the very limited number of available literatures on the romance and plight of Jane Austen with Thomas Langlois Lefroy (also known as Tom Lefroy). It is, sadly, not the truth universally acknowledged that the famous English authoress once shared a poetic chaste love with the young poor Irishman who later would become the renowned Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. Several biographers have attempted to explore their beautiful but tragic relationship, e.g. Claire Tomalin ('Jane Austen: a Life', 2000) and Jon Spence ('Becoming Jane Austen', 2003). The movie 'Becoming Jane' (BBC & Miramax, 2007) has also taken the chaste romance between Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy a step further.
In 1995, however, another writer had actually written a short but memorable book exploring interesting facts and speculations about Jane Austen and Tom Lefroyвs love story. The 80-pages book was titled вA Youthful Love: Jane Austen & Tom Lefroy?в, published by Merlin Books in Devon, UK, and written by Nadia Radovici. Radovici did not only explore common facts about Tom Lefroy known from Austenвs letters but also unnoticed connections to Tom excavated from Austenвs novels.
Alas, Radovici passed away circa the year 2000 without having her book widely known or distributed. Now, Radoviciвs book is out of print; its copy is very hard to find, even in second-hand markets. We, Jane Austen lovers who support the idea of chaste romance between her and Tom Lefroy, share the loss of a good book that has become one of the bases for more rigorous research on Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy. Granted, more and more information on Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy has been compiled as of late beyond the scope of Radoviciвs discussions. Nevertheless, we are still indebted to her book, and hence we ask any potential publishers to reprint Radoviciвs book and make it widely available for the public to read.
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Michelle
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- I borrowed this book from the petition author Icha, and it is INCREDIBLE. Its beautifully written and full of insight into the work of Jane Austen and her relationship with Tom Lefroy. I would love to own my own copy. Please join me in signing this petition!
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- I consider Radovici's book the definitive work on Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy. I need two copies. One to highlight and one to treasure unspoiled.
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- this means the world to all Austen lovers!
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- Since Becoming Jane, the movie, I've become very interested in Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy... please reprint. I'm sure many fans have been born since the movie, especially, like myself. Thank you!
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