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The 1813 letter discusses a visit to London

Two letters written by Jane Austen have gone on public display for the first time.

In one, she tells her sister she would "flirt my last" with a young Irishman, Tom Lefroy, and a later letter discusses a visit to London.

The newly acquired letters are jointly owned by the Bodleian Library and are on display at the Jane Austen House Museum in Chawton, Hampshire.

Director Lizzie Dunford described them as "windows into Jane's life"

The museum's Jane Austen in Love exhibition explores Jane's relationship with Tom Lefroy, a handsome young Irishman, when they were both 20 years old.

Soon after her flirtation with Lefroy, Jane began writing First Impressions - later published as Pride and Prejudice - and created the character Mr Darcy.

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The letter dated January 1796 discusses Jane's relationship with Tom Lefroy

In the letter, dated January 1796 Jane told her sister Cassandra "I am to flirt my last with Tom Lefroy".