In Byron's Wake

Babbage, 271–2; correspondence with Babbage, 274, 333; and husband’s proposal to take over Babbage’s machine project, 277–8; shocked by Babbage’s preface to article, 277; Babbage makes peace with, 279; children’s education, 284–6, 338–9; relations with William Carpenter, 286–8; undertakes study of own body, 293–4, 300–1; Wheatstone proposes as scientific advisor to Prince Albert, 295–6; proposes collaboration with Faraday, 296–300; believed to be author of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, 300, 310–11; proposes study of the brain, 300–1; visits Crosse at Fyne Court, 302, 304, 306–8; irritates William with vagueness, 306; as subject of gossip, 308–9, 349; relationship with John Crosse, 309–10, 312–14, 329–30, 346, 349, 386–7; possible sexual frustration, 310; few published writings, 312n; growing independence, 312–13; home in Brighton, 313; will, 314, 388, 407; sees Thorwaldsen bust of Byron, 318; in carriage crash, 320–1; Crosse asks for financial help, 321–2; financial constraints and anxieties, 322, 329–30, 346–8, 350; at Horsley Towers, 326–8; borrows money, 330–1, 347; new dresses for Wellington’s Brighton visit, 330, 332; moves to Great Cumberland Place, London, 331; conventionality, 338; anxieties over son Byron, 342; and son Byron’s absence at sea, 343, 345; visit to Lake District, 346, 356n; gambling and bookmaking, 348, 354–6, 364–7, 372, 382–3; and Lovelace diamonds, 350; autumn tour in England, 351–2; mother’s demands on companionship, 351; visits Newstead, 352–4; considers moving abroad, 363–4; health decline afer gambling losses, 368, 371, 372; suffers from cancer, 368, 375, 379, 381–2, 385, 387–91; visits mother in Brighton, 371; on Byron lineage, 372; impending death, 372–3, 377, 388, 394; involvement in Brewster’s work on light, 374–6; conducts electromagnetic experiments at mother’s home in Brighton, 376–7; growing attachment to children, 377, 379; makes plans for Burrs’ ball, 380–1; debts, 381–2; handwriting analysed, 382; letter from husband authorising gambling without limit, 383, 387; pawns husband’s diamonds, 383–4, 386–8, 392–3; Henry Phillips portrait, 385; requests burial in Byron’s vault at Hucknall Torkard, 388–9, 398, 400; confesses relations with Crosse to husband, 391; death, 394, 475; family papers destroyed, 399; funeral, 400; memorial shrine in Horsley Towers, 402; insurance deceit, 403; posthumous dispute over letters to Crosse, 404–5; posthumous accounts of life, 443–6; correspondence with mother on incest and Augusta Leigh, 445; reputation and achievements, 466–7; ‘The Rainbow’ (poem), 397

Lovelace, Jane Crawford, Countess of (née Jenkins; William’s second wife), 441

Lovelace, William King, 1st Earl of (earlier Lord King): courtship and marriage to Ada, 199, 201–4; ill-treated by mother, 200–1, 283; marriage settlement, 204–5; nicknamed ‘the Crow’, 206; earldom, 210, 216, 328; dislikes obesity, 212, 229, 253, 475; as Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, 216–17, 420; ice-skating, 229; architectural and building projects, 239, 245, 251, 268, 289, 326–8, 463; lets off firecracker in son Byron’s face, 247; tantrums, 247, 254, 391; and Ada’s plans for singing career, 250–1; marriage relations, 256, 289–90, 306, 309, 317, 319–20; letter from Ada on translation of Babbage’s Italian paper, 258; inks in Ada’s computer program, 268, 271–2; meanness towards Ada, 268–9; travels to Germany, 268; family pride, 269; proposes taking over Babbage’s project, 277–8, 332; Carpenter writes to, 287; and Ada’s supposed authorship of Vestiges, 300; disappointed at Crosse’s conversation, 305; encourages Ada’s visit to Fyne Court, 305–7; exasperated by Ada’s vagueness, 306; articles on agricultural science, 312n; children’s upbringing and education, 315–16, 320; concern for Ada’s health, 317; religious views, 317; Harriet Beecher Stowe describes as ‘man of fashion’, 318; social life, 318–19; blindness to social deprivation, 326; cedes control of Ockham schools to Annabella, 326; on Ada at Horsley Towers, 327–8; mother makes mischief for, 328–9; portrait, 328; financial difficulties, 329; welcomes move to London house, 331; and Ada’s book negotiations with Babbage, 335; relations with Annabella, 340, 390–1; at university with O’Brien, 343; and son Ockham’s naval service, 345, 420; Annabella lends money to, 347; professional ambitions, 347, 363; on autumn tour with Ada, 352–4; and suggested acquisition of Newstead, 357; and Ada’s gambling circle, 365; informs Annabella of Ada’s condition, 369, 371, 379; Annabella accuses of betraying Ada by neglect, 370; encourages Ada’s interest in Brewster’s scientific work, 374; money gift from Annabella, 382; involvement in Ada’s gambling, 383; letter authorising Ada to gamble without limit, 383, 386, 403; Ada pawns diamonds, 384–6, 388; and Crosse’s secret marriage, 385; and Ada’s cancer suffering, 389–91; Ada confesses relations with Crosse to, 391, 401; and Ada’s death, 395; accompanies Ada’s coffin to Newstead, 398; Annabella refuses reconciliation with, 400–1, 406, 426, 435; creates memorial shrine to Ada in Horsley Towers, 402; and Ada’s insurance deceit, 403; and daughter Annabella’s education, 418; and Ockham’s future, 419; accused of stealing Annabella’s letters, 436; refused attendance at Annabella’s funeral, 435; son Ralph buys out share of inheritance, 441; condemns Paget’s Blackwood article, 447; Harriet Beecher Stowe disparages, 449; silence during controversy over Augusta and Annabella, 458; death, 459; demands £80,000 for renouncing Wentworth estates, 459n

Lowestoft, 129

Lowndes, Marie Belloc, 462

Lushington, Sarah (née Carr): marriage, 145n; tours Lake District with Annabella, 145; friendship with Annabella, 167; told of Ada’s pawning Lovelace’s diamonds, 388

Lushington, Dr Stephen: and Annabella’s separation, 113–17, 174; Annabella tells of Byron’s shocking behaviour, 117–18; draws up document of retraction, 119; and Annabella’s loyalty to Augusta, 120; and Annabella’s public reputation, 127–8; marriage to Sarah Carr, 145n; suggested as Byron executor, 166–7; rents Ockham Park, 318, 326; Annabella visits, 339; cares for young Annabella, 363; and Annabella’s belief in William’s betrayal of Ada, 369; visits sick Ada, 381–2; at Ada’s death, 394–5, 399; aims to reconcile Annabella and Lovelace, 400–1, 406; attends Ada’s funeral, 400; on Annabella’s resolution at Ada’s death, 425; informed of Annabella’s death, 435; attends Annabella’s funeral, 436; on Byron’s boasting of sexual misconduct, 453

Lytton, Judith, Lady (Baroness Wentworth), 463–4

Macaulay, Thomas Babington, Baron, 118, 126–7

MacDonald, George, 428–30

MacDonald, Louisa, 428

Mackay, Charles, 452

Macmillan’s Magazine, 447

Mair, Arthur, 418

Malcolm, Dr, 355–6, 364, 365, 367, 403

Malta, 394, 420

Marchand, Leslie, 465

Markus, Julia: Lady Byron and Her Daughters, 466

Martineau, Harriet, 214, 285, 290, 426, 438–40, 448n, 449, 453

Mayne, Ethel Colburn, 170, 464

Mayo, Dr Charles, 175

Mazzini, Giuseppe, 222

Melbourne, Elizabeth, Viscountess (née Milbanke): told of Annabella’s arrival in London, 18; seeks