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The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and
emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce,
beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly
unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a
wealthy, well-appointed husband to assure their daughter's future social
standing. They are eyeing Mr. Wisley, nephew to the very formidable, not to
mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham, as a prospective match.
But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom
Lefroy, sparks soon fly along with the sharp repartee. His intellect and
arrogance raise her ire - then knock her head over heels. Now, the couple,
whose flirtation flies in the face of the sense and sensibility of the age, is
faced with a terrible dilemma. If they attempt to marry, they will risk
everything that matters - family, friends and fortune.