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All the books by Jon Spence adapted to cinema and television
Jon Spence is known for being the author of the book Becoming Jane Austen, first published in 2003, which was adapted to cinema by Julian Jarrold in 2007.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Becoming Jane Austen
Jon Spence, 2003
movie vs book
Julian Jarrold, 2007
Jane Austen is a younger daughter of the Reverend George Austen and his wife, who have yet to find a suitable husband for Jane. She aspires to be a writer, to the dismay of her mother and proud delight of her father. Thomas Lefroy is a promising lawyer with a bad reputation, which he describes as typical for people in the profession, and is sent to live in the country by his uncle to calm him down.