It is also very likely that she had no sexual relationships besides a kiss or two. Jane Austen does show that she has knowledge about sexual relationships in her writing though (Shields 195). When Jane Austen was 20 years old, she fell in love with a man named Tom Lefroy (Shields 57). They met a few times and bonded over books (Shields 58). Tom’s family wouldn 't allow them to be together, though. His family thought that Jane Austen wasn 't a good marriage prospect because she was unemployed and didn’t have a fortune behind her (Shields 59). Jane Austen 's most well know book, Pride and Prejudice (“Austen, Jane”), came from a period of unhappiness in Jane Austen 's life; it was written right after she was separated from Tom Lefroy (Shields 85). Pride and Prejudice has the ending Jane Austen wanted with Tom Lefory (Shields
It is also very likely that she had no sexual relationships besides a kiss or two. Jane Austen does show that she has knowledge about sexual relationships in her writing though (Shields 195). When Jane Austen was 20 years old, she fell in love with a man named Tom Lefroy (Shields 57). They met a few times and bonded over books (Shields 58). Tom’s family wouldn 't allow them to be together, though. His family thought that Jane Austen wasn 't a good marriage prospect because she was unemployed and didn’t have a fortune behind her (Shields 59). Jane Austen 's most well know book, Pride and Prejudice (“Austen, Jane”), came from a period of unhappiness in Jane Austen 's life; it was written right after she was separated from Tom Lefroy (Shields 85). Pride and Prejudice has the ending Jane Austen wanted with Tom Lefory (Shields