Family Trees.

Lyttelton and Gladstone Births (1840-57).

Preface.

Introduction: Setting the Scene.

Prime Time (1879).

Glynnes, Gladstones and Lytteltons (1833-49).

A Visit to Scotland (1847-50).

‘Naples Mary’ (1850).

‘Half-witted’ and ‘Wanting’ (1851-9).

‘Rigged, Figged and Launched into Society’ (1864-6).

Charities, Country Houses and Continental Polish (1864-8).

The Passionate Years (1868-75).

Life Without May (1875-6).

The Eastern Question and an Irish Visit (1876-9).

Mary as Confidante and Heroine (1879).

Campaigning Brings Victory (1879-80).

A Room of Her Own (1880-1).

Irish Matters Dominate, with Tragic Consequences (1882-3).

Cruises and Country Holidays (1882-3).

The Swings and Roundabouts of Politics (1884-5).

Private and Public Worlds Collide (1885).

A New Life for Mary, but the Old Life Refuses to Go Away (1886-91).

‘As Much Mr. Gladstone’s Daughter as Ever’ (1890-3).

A Calling Home (1893).

Postscript 1898-1928.

Endnotes.

Bibliography.

Index.