named in Sylvia’s will as guardian of her boys 187
and death of Sylvia 190, 191
as ‘mother’ to the Llewelyn Davies boys 192, 195, 196
fictionalised in Barrie’s works 202
and death of George 205
relationship with Barrie 208-10
resignation of 208, 209-10
and possible psychic rituals performed by Barrie 209, 212
learns of Peter’s state of mind 283
Holt, Helen Maud 153, 222n
Home Chimes 92
Hope, Anthony 176 and note
Hore-Ruthven, Margaret Leslie see Llewelyn Davies, Peggy (née Hore-Ruthven)
Hunt, Holman 83
Hypnotism 5, 31, 34, 45, 47, 49, 51-5, 79, 80, 84-7, 102, 104-115, 117-121, 132-5, 138, 141, 149-150, 161, 170-5, 212, 244, 253, 264, 275, 281-2, 294-5
Illuminati 131 and note
Illustrated London News 81
Ionides, Alexander ‘Alecco’ 46, 78, 79, 140
Ion: A Grandfather’s Tale 84-5
Ionides, Luke 78, 79, 81, 84, 85
Irving, Henry 118n, 131
Irving, Peter 63
James, Henry 100-3, 104-6, 118, 119, 140, 143, 145, 151, 153
The American 100n
Daisy Miller 100n
The Portrait of a Lady 100n
Washington Square 100
The Bostonians 104, 105
‘The Middle Years’ 207
James, William 103
Jerome, Jerome K. 92-3, 96, 119-20
Three Men in a Boat 239
Joanna (Whistler’s model) 79 and note
Jordan, Leopold, Drilby Re- Versed 142
Jung, Carl G. 68, 132-3 and note, 134, 172, 174, 260, 278
Kahn, Otto 153, 259
Keene, Charles 56, 81
Keith, William 72
Kicky see du Maurier, George
Kipling, Rudyard 94
Knutsford, Lord 204
Kuyper, Hans 72-3
La Fontaine (Swiss ‘magnetist’) 49
Lamont, Thomas Reynolds 45
Lang, Andrew 123
Laughton, Charles 277
Lawrence, D.H. 249-50
Women in Love 164n, 249-50 and note, 293-7
Sons and Lovers 293
comment on Barrie’s fatal touch 297
Lawrence, Frieda (née Weekley) 249, 294
Lawrence, Gertrude 29, 268, 272-4, 276-7, 279, 280
Lean, Garth 169
Leech, John 56, 98-9
Legros, Alphonse 78
Leighton, Frederic, Lord 83
Leland, Charles 102
Lewis, Arthur 118
Lewis, Sir George 6, 152-4, 189
Lewis, Lady 6, 153, 155, 189
Liddell, Alice 95
Lindsay, Lord 84
Llewelyn Davies, Arthur 125
courtship and marriage 4, 17, 128-9, 147-8
meets the Barries 6
illness and death of 7, 11, 13, 15, 183-5, 186, 216, 222, 258, 259
on holiday with sons 12
reaction to wife’s friendship with Barrie 12, 13, 14, 16, 165
relationship with his sons 16
meets Sylvia at a dinner party 123
family background 124
asks Kicky for Sylvia’s hand in marriage 126-7
description of 126
lukewarm reception by du Maurier family 129
and cremation of his father-in-law 145
receives briefs from Sir George Lewis 153
character of 158
dislike of Barrie 160, 161
moves family to Berkhamsted 178-9
Llewelyn Davies, Crompton 14, 191
Llewelyn Davies, Emily 125
Llewelyn Davies, George
meets Barrie 4
as Barrie’s favourite 6, 9, 19-20, 25, 152, 157-8, 162, 166, 168-9, 170, 171-3, 174-5, 207
death of 7, 25, 205
spends holidays with his father 12
aura surrounding 35, 221-2
melancholy of 175
goes to Eton 185
and death of his father 186-7
and death of his mother 191
and acceptance of Barrie as guardian 193
joins the Army 203
Llewelyn Davies, Geraldine ‘Gerrie’ (née Gibb) 4, 16-17, 24, 34, 201, 208-10
Llewelyn Davies, Jack
birth of 4
death of 7, 17, 287
suffers from melancholy and depression 7, 16, 17, 175, 283
relationship with Barrie 9, 19, 152, 169
on holiday with mother and the Barries 12
character of 14-15
and death of parents 15
and Peter’s proposed family history 15-16
relationship with his parents 15
aura surrounding 35
and Barrie’s estate 154
recommended for Osborne Naval College 181, 185
as threat to Barrie 185
and Mary Barrie’s affair 188
told of his mother’s intention to marry Barrie 191
moves to Campden Hill Square 208-9
receives cryptic note from Nanny Hodgson 209
has problem with emphysema 283
Llewelyn Davies, Jane (Sylvia Jocelyn) 16
Llewelyn Davies, Reverend John 124-5, 130
Llewelyn Davies, Margaret 125, 159, 183, 187, 193, 194
Llewelyn Davies, Mary 8, 127-8, 129
Llewelyn Davies, Michael
birth of 4
suicide of 7, 24, 153, 172, 211, 239-42, 243, 244-5, 249, 256, 297
as Barrie’s favourite 19, 24-5, 158-9, 169, 174, 179, 201-3, 205-7, 205-8
aura surrounding 35, 221-2
as model for Peter Pan statue 178
‘Antarctic exploits’ with Scott 182
told by his mother that Barrie was their ‘fairy prince’ 185
and death of his mother 191
and acceptance of Barrie as guardian 192, 194, 195
suffers from nightmares 202-3
goes to Eton 203, 205
character of 206, 233
considered a genius 206-7
attempts to break free from Barrie 232, 235-9, 238
goes up to Oxford 232-3
suffers from melancholy and depression 232, 235
‘The Island of Sheep’ 236
writes two poems 236-7, 238, 252
Llewelyn Davies, Nicholas ‘Nico’
and deaths of parents and brothers 3-4, 7, 191, 205, 243, 250
birth of 4
and Barrie’s will 10-11 and note, 154
and state of brother’s finances 10
relationship with Barrie 19, 158-9, 208
mental stability of 34, 35
‘Antarctic exploits’ with Scott 182
and acceptance of Barrie as guardian 192, 193, 194
goes to Eton 208
goes on holiday with Barrie 232
comment on brother Michael’s personality 233
reaction to Lurie’s article on Barrie and his siblings 236
comment on Michael’s poem 237
tells Nanny of Michael’s death 243
comment on Peter’s state of mind 283
and unveiling of plaque to his grandfather 288
Llewelyn Davies, Peggy (née Hore-Ruthven) 4, 16-17, 152, 287 and note
Llewelyn Davies, Peter
suicide of 3-4, 7, 11, 129, 278, 288
birth of 4
relationship with Barrie 4, 5, 9, 12-13, 19, 25-6, 152, 169
character of 7, 8
effect of war on 7-8
as supposed author of The Boy Castaways 7
affair with Vera Willoughby 8, 24
becomes a publisher 8
financial situation 9-10
and death of Barrie 10-n
and Barrie’s will 11, 154
and the family history 11-17, 286
feud with Cynthia Asquith 11
The Morgue 11-16, 26, 126n, 129, 160, 190
commissions official biography of Barrie 17-18
talks with Daphne on family matters 28-30, 274, 278
The Young George du Maurier: A Selection of his Letters 1860-1867 28
dual personality 34, 35
named after Peter Ibbetson 116n
treasures copy of Peter Ibbetson 123
visit to Dolly 173-4
and death of his mother 191
in the Doone Valley 191
and acceptance of Barrie as guardian 193, 194, 195
joins the Army 203
reaction to Nanny’s resignation 209
comment on Barrie 214
and death of Michael 240, 243, 245
has problem with emphysema 283
Llewelyn Davies, Ruthven ‘Rivvy’ 9, 287
Llewelyn Davies, Sylvia (née du Maurier) 99
marriage to Arthur 4, 147-8
friendship with Barrie 6, 7, 12, 13-14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 160-6, 179, 185, 221
illness and death of 15, 190-1, 192, 222, 259
relationship with her boys 15, 16
love for her husband 17
inherits her grandfather’s personality traits 27, 35
description and character of 101, 124, 126, 128-9, 148
talent for mockery 101
enjoys London life 106
as character in Peter Ibbetson 111
meets Arthur at a dinner party 123
visits Kirby Lonsdale 127-8
double persona of 129
sets up dressmaking business 148, 159
interest in hypnotism and psychic arts 149-50, 170-1, 229
first meeting with Barrie 152-3, 156.
financial situation of 159-60
morbid nature of 173-4, 175
and illness and death of Arthur 183-5, 186-7
makes her will 187
encourages Mary Barrie’s affair 188-9
will altered by Barrie 195-7
on holiday at Caux 295-6
Llewelyn Davies, Timothy 16
London Society 81
Loosemore, Nurse 191
Luath (Newfoundland dog) 167
Lucas, Elizabeth 232
Lucas, E.V. 232 and note, 233
Lurie, Alison 23, 236
Lutyens, Edwin 208
Macdonald’s publisher 284
Mackail, Denis 7, 35, 68, 75-6, 117, 151, 156, 159, 172, 188, 192, 209, 211, 216, 226, 245, 262, 265, 296
The Story of J.M.B. 17-18, 20
Mackail, Margaret (née Burne-Jones) 18
McKenna, Paul 141n
McMillan, James 66
Macnaghten, Hugh 185, 206, 243 and note
Madjid, Sultan Prince Abdul 250
Malet, Oriel 17 and note, 109, 268, 269, 274, 277, 280, 281, 282, 284, 288, 289, 290, 291
Letters 291
Marcuse, F.L. 107, 109, 175
Marjoribanks, Edward 239, 240
Markham, Clements 180
Marriott Watson, H.B. 96 and note
Masefield, John 103, 107, 142
Maslow, Abraham A. 54, 111n
Mason, A.E.W. 165 and note, 179, 187, 189, 203
Maude, Cyril 157
Maude, Pamela 157, 167
Melba, Dame Nellie 117n
Meredith, George 65, 118n
Mesmer, Franz Anton 49
Meyer, Professor Milo de 120
Millais, John 56, 83, 84, 95, 124
Millais, Mary 124
Millar, Charles Hoyer 101, 124, 129, 130n, 145
Millar, Geoffrey 254-5
Millar, Gerald 288
Monks of Medmenham 131
Moreau de Tours, Jean-Jacques 46
Morrell, Ottoline 249
Morris, William 99n
Morrisson, Kenneth 176
Morton, John Maddison 118
Moscheles, Felix 47-53, 55-6, 79-80, 83, 118n, 119, 130, 143, 153
In Bohemia with du Maurier 52n
National (Scots) Observer 94
Neilson, Julia 128 and note
Nettleship, Mrs 159
New York Review of Books 23
New York Times 131
New York Tribune 100
Nichols, W.D. 118n
Nicholson, Sir William 176
Norwood, Dr Rachel 283
Nottingham Journal 69, 74, 92
Occult 32, 103, 131, 134, 141
Octavia ‘Carry’ 51-3, 119, 143-4
Ogilvy, Margaret
marriage and birth of children 58-9
and death of son David 59-61, 73, 77
son’s biography of 59n, 70-1
relationship with James 60-1, 68, 70-1, 73, 74-7
obsession with the heroic 64-5
death of 76-7, 212
and tales of old Kirriemuir 92
as inspiration for ‘Wendy’ in Peter Pan 94
Once a Week 81
Ormond, Leonée 106
Pappenheim, Bertha ‘Anna O’ 108
Parry, Dorothea ‘Dolly’ see Ponsonby, Dorothea ‘Dolly’ Parry, Gwen 129
Parry, Sir Hubert 124 and note
Parsons, Alfred 118n
Peter Davies Ltd 8, 10, 11, 27
Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, The Psychical Wave 103-4
Philips, Stephen 176n
Pilot Press 27
Ponsonby, Arthur, 1st Baron 173, 194
Ponsonby, Dorothea ‘Dolly’ (née Parry)
description of Sylvia 124, 183
stays with Llewelyn Davieses at Kirby Lonsdale 125
comments on Arthur 126
comments on the du Mauriers 126
notices growing relationship between Sylvia and Arthur 128-9
comment on Craven Terrace 147
attends first society ball 153
visited by Sylvia for tea 173-4
comment on Barrie’s behaviour with children 174
and illness and death of Arthur 183, 185, 186
antipathy towards Barrie 185, 188, 209, 210
reaction to Barrie as guardian of the Llewellyn Davies boys 193-4, 196, 197
and death of Michael 240, 245
Ponsonby, Elizabeth ‘Girly’ 173-4, 194
Ponsonby, Matthew 194
Poole, Sir Reginald 154
Porthos (St Bernard) 116, 122, 156, 167
Potter, Beatrix 95
Power, Harold 118n
Poynter, Edward 80 and note Price, R.G.G. 232n
Price, William 145
Prinsep, Sara 83
Prinsep, Val 83 and note, 84
Psychical Society 103
Punch magazine 4, 81, 98-9, 101, 118, 162
Punch’s Almanack 56
Puxley, Henry ‘Christopher’ 268, 280
Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur ‘Q’ 95 and note, 122, 258, 262, 263, 288
Quiller-Couch, Bevil 95-6, 122, 258
Quiller-Couch, Foy 258
the Rabelais club 102-4, 120, 131, 154
Rabelais, François 130, 131
Rag, Tag and Bobtail (TV programme) 82n
Raleigh, Sir Walter 70
Ratchford, Fannie, The Brontës’ Web of Childhood 284
Rawlinson, Mrs 123
Reed, Carol 222n, 258-9
Rendel, Dr 186, 190, 191
Ricardo, Jan 267, 271
Richet, Charles 104
Robinson, F.W. 92
Rose, Jacqueline 174, 178
Rossetti, Christina G. 78
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel 84, 85, 99n
Ruskin, John 95
St James’s Gazette 91
Sand, George 78
Sandeman, Mrs Jess 73
Savage, Jon 142
Scott, Kathleen (née Bruce) 187-8, 204-5, 296
Scott, Peter 203-5
Scott, Robert Falcon 65, 66, 179-82 and note, 185, 187-8, 293, 294
The Personal Journals of Captain R.F. Scott, RN, CVO, on his Journey to the South Pole 179-80 Voyage of the Discovery 181
Séance 47-51, 79, 81, 103, 207, 212
Senhouse, Roger 35, 206, 235
Shaw, George Bernard 176
Shelton, George 63
Sherard, Robert 144
Slade, Jane 261
Smith, Mrs Martha 73
Social Pictorial Satire 98
Somers, Lady 83
Spanos, Nicholas 171
Spicer, A.H. 191
Stevenson, Robert Louis 94, 118n
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 102, 131
Strachey, Lytton 235, 249
Sullivan, Arthur 118
Box and Cox 118 and note
Swinburne, Algernon 99n
Tenniel, John 81
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord 83
Terriss, Ellaline ‘Ella’ 8-9
Terry, Ellen 153
Terry, Fred 128 and note
Terry, Kate 118
Thackeray, W.M. 83, 101
Thomson, Joseph 96
Thurston, Frank 11 and note, an, 212
The Times 23, 233
Tod (governess) 250, 254
Toole, J.L. 118n, 153
Paul Pry 63
Tree, Sir Herbert Beerbohm 118n, 139, 153, 154n, 222 and note, 258
Tree, Viola 222 and note
Trevelyan, Hilda 122, 176
Treves, Sir Frederick 184, 185
Turley Smith, Charles ‘Chay’ 195, 203
Twain, Mark 176
the Vagabonds 92
Van Druten, John, Behold, We Live 273, 277
Vandam, Albert 46-7
Vandeleur, Captain 269
Vassall, Archer 233
Victoria, Queen 124
Vyvyan, Clara 275
Down the Rhone on Foot 276n
Walton, Joseph 123
Watts, G.F. 78, 83
Weekley, Frieda see Lawrence, Frieda
Wells, H.G. 189
Whistler, James McNeill 46, 56, 78, 79, 82, 84, 85, 140, 143, 153
At the Piano 56-7
Whistler, Willy 84
Wightwick, Emma see du Maurier, Emma Wilde, Oscar 99n, 153
William Heinemann (publisher) 10
Willoughby, Vera 8, 24
Wilson, Colin 111n
Winter, Reverend James 172
Women’s Co-operative Guild 125
York, Duke of 56
Yvon, Fernande ‘Ferdie’ 255, 257
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