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L Africaine
Person- Type: people - mentioned
L Anglaise
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L Estafette
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L Evenement
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L Histoire d un crime
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L Italiana in Algeria
PersonStub entry — needs research.
L Ordre
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L'Album
Culture*L'Album* was a Bonapartist newspaper in Paris during the Third Republic. It was one of the journals where Paul de Cassagnac published his political writings.
L'Impromptu de Versailles
Place*L'Impromptu de Versailles* (1663) is a one-act comedy by Molière, written as a response to critics of his earlier works. It's a meta-theatrical play in which Molière himself appears as a character, rehearsing his troupe for a performance before Louis XIV at Versailles.
L'Obélisque (The Obelisk)
PlaceA remarkably tall and beautiful woman who attends the concert with the Duchess de Mouchy. Marie is captivated by her beauty and imagined goodness. Has become a beauty standard Marie uses for comparison.
La Belle Helene
Person- Type: people - mentioned
La Belle Hélène
CultureJacques Offenbach's operetta about Helen of Troy, premiered 1864.
La Cerny
PersonLa Cerny was a friend or acquaintance who appears in Marie's Paris social circle in October 1880. She visited Marie's home on multiple occasions, including:
La Citoyenne
CultureA French feminist newspaper founded and edited by Hubertine Auclert in 1881. The title "La Citoyenne" (The (Female) Citizen) asserted women's claim to full citizenship rights.
La Colonelle
PersonWoman in Nice society, likely wife of a colonel, who reports on social activities.
La Falkenstein
PersonMember of the aristocratic society in Nice, part of Princess Souvoroff's exclusive circle.
La Favorita
Person- Type: people - mentioned
La Favorite
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La fille de l'avare
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La Fleur de The
PersonStub entry — needs research.
La Forza del destino
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La France
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La Fronde
CultureThe Fronde (1648-1653) was a series of French civil wars during the minority of Louis XIV, directed against the regency government of Anne d'Autriche and her chief minister Cardinal Mazarin. The name comes from the French word for "sling" (fronde), after the slings used by Parisian rioters to break windows.
La Giocogliera
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La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein
Culture*La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein* is an opera bouffe in three acts by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy. It premiered in Paris on April 12, 1867, during the Exposition Universelle, and starred Hortense Schneider in the title role.
La jeunesse de Louis XIV
PersonStub entry — needs research.
La joie de la maison
Place*La joie de la maison* is a comedy in three acts ("comédie en trois actes") written by Anicet Bourgeois and Pierre Decourcelle. The play was part of the popular repertoire of French provincial theaters during the 1870s.
La Madeleine
Person- Type: people - mentioned
La Messe de Verdi
Person- Type: people - mentioned
La Muette de Portici
Person[Research needed]
La Musette
PersonSocial venue in Nice where the Bashkirtseff family encounters acquaintances.
La Perichole
PersonStub entry — needs research.
La Petite Correspondance
Person- Type: people - mentioned
La Promenade
PersonStub entry — needs research.
La Recherche de l Absolu
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La Reine (Isabel II of Spain)
Place"La Reine" in Marie's diary refers to Queen Isabel II of Spain (1830-1904), the exiled Spanish monarch who maintained a prominent salon at the Palais de Castille (Palacio Castilla) in Paris. After her forced abdication in 1868 during the Glorious Revolution, Isabel II lived in exile in France for the rest of her life.
La Republique francaise
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La Réserve
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La Rochefoucauld
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La Rotonde
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La Saxe
PlaceCourtesan in Nice, nicknamed "The Saxon" suggesting German origin.
La Tour de Londres
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La Traviata
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La Tzigane
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La Vallière (Book)
PersonBook by Arsène Houssaye about Louise de La Vallière, mistress of Louis XIV.
La Vie mondaine
PlaceFrench society newspaper or magazine that Marie reads regularly, particularly for news about aristocratic society, marriages, and scandals. On New Year's Day 1874, she reads the description of the Duke of Hamilton's wedding in "La Vie mondaine," though she had already seen the details in an English review.
La Vie Parisienne
Person- Type: people - mentioned
La Vie pour le Czar
Person- Type: people - mentioned
La Viennoise (The Viennese Girl)
PersonA young woman from Vienna whom Marie has admired from afar and finally meets at the Howard dance. Marie is surprised to learn she's unmarried, having assumed she was a widow.
La Vigier
PlaceActress performing in Nice, likely at the French Theater.
La vraie clef des songes
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Labanoff
PersonMember of the aristocratic society in Nice, likely Russian nobility given the name.
Labrousse
Person[Research needed]
Lac de Come
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Lachaud
Person[Research needed]
Lacon
Person[Research needed]
Lacorre
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Lacroix
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Lady Caithness
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Lady Cartier
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Lady Falkner/Folkner
PersonLady Falkner (also spelled Folkner in Marie's diary) was a British noblewoman encountered by Marie during the social seasons in Nice. The inconsistent spelling is typical of Marie's diary, where foreign names are often transcribed phonetically.
Lady Folkner
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Lady Howard
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Lady Lacon
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Lady Mary Montagu
PersonThis entry is a duplicate. See [#Lady_Mary_Montagu](LADY_MARY_MONTAGU.md) for the comprehensive entry on Lady Mary Louise Elizabeth Montagu (1854-1934), who married the Duke of Hamilton in December 1873.
Lady Mary Montagu (Duchess of Hamilton)
PersonLady Mary Louise Elizabeth Montagu (1854--1934) was the daughter of William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester, and Countess Luise von Alten. On 10 December 1873, she married William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, at Kimbolton Castle, becoming the Duchess of Hamilton.
Lady Mordaunt (Harriet Moncreiffe)
PersonLady Mordaunt was Harriet Sarah Moncreiffe (1848-1906), the wife of Sir Charles Mordaunt, 10th Baronet, who was at the center of one of the most sensational scandals of Victorian Britain. In 1869, she confessed to adultery with multiple men, including the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), leading to a divorce case in 1870 in which the Prince was called as a witness -- the first time a Prince of Wales had given evidence in open court.
Lafond
Person[Research needed]
Lafont
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Lagnades Effendi
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Lahirle
Person[Research needed]
Lais
PlaceName of two famous Greek courtesans (hetaerae) from Corinth, 5th and 4th centuries BCE.
Lalande
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Lamartine
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Lambert
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Lambertini
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Lambessa
Person[Research needed]
Lamour
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Lancaster
Person[Research needed]
Lancaster Johnstone
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Landau
CultureA landau is a four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage named after the German city of Landau in der Pfalz, where it was first manufactured. Its distinguishing feature is two folding hoods that meet in the middle when raised, allowing the carriage to be fully enclosed in bad weather or opened on fine days. The landau was one of the most prestigious carriages of the 19th century.
Larcher
CultureAuthor of the book "La femme" which Marie orders from Visconti bookstore alongside Sainte-Beuve's "Les femmes célèbres."
Larderei (Comte de Larderel)
PersonCount François Jacques de Larderel (1798-1858), French industrialist who invented a process for extracting boric acid from volcanic mud in Tuscany in 1827. Awarded the title Count of Montecerboli by Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Larivière
PersonA person in Marie's circle at Atelier Julian or in her broader Parisian social network.
Larrey
Person[Research needed]
Las Cases
Person[Research needed]
Lassalle
Person[Research needed]
Latin
CultureMarie occasionally uses Latin phrases and expressions, reflecting her classical education and the common use of Latin in 19th-century literary and educated circles. Her Latin usage often carries a playful, mock-scholarly tone alongside genuine displays of learning.
Latin Teacher
PersonMarie's Latin instructor, whom she despises.
Laurence
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Laurenti
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Laussel
CultureMusic teacher who gives Marie piano lessons in Nice.
Lautrec (Sacha)
PlaceMan used as comparison for Tchernichoff's personality type - appears to be a known womanizer with affected manners.
Lavra (Alexander Nevsky Lavra)
PlaceThe Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Monastery) is one of the most important religious sites in St. Petersburg, Russia. Founded by Peter the Great in 1710 and granted the prestigious title of "Lavra" (the highest rank of Eastern Orthodox monastery) in 1797, it housed the relics of Saint Alexander Nevsky. For the Bashkirtseff family and other Russian Orthodox believers, the Lavra was a significant spiritual landmark.
Lavrov
PersonPerson used as comparison for Baron Finot's appearance.
Lazaret
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Le Bec
PersonYoung man who appears to be romantically interested in Marie, whom she regards with amusement.
Le Bec
PersonA young man in Nice society whom Marie nicknames "Le Bec" (The Beak). Appears at the Promenade des Anglais with his mother.
Le Bon Marché
PlaceLe Bon Marché was the first modern department store in Paris and a pioneering institution in retail history. Founded in 1838 as a small haberdashery by Aristide Boucicaut and his wife Marguerite, it underwent significant expansion in the early 1870s to become a revolutionary shopping destination. By 1873, when Marie Bashkirtseff visited Paris, Le Bon Marché had recently been expanded with the help of Gustave Eiffel's engineering firm and featured 22 departments across multiple floors with wide, open interiors.
Le Caid
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Le Caire
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Le chalet
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Le Derby
CultureFrench or European society newspaper that reports on aristocratic movements and sporting events, particularly horse racing.
Le Droit des Femmes (Society)
PersonLe Droit des Femmes (Women's Rights Society) was a feminist organization in Paris during the late 19th century, led by Hubertine Auclert. The society advocated for women's suffrage, legal equality, and social reforms.
Le Figaro
Culture[Research needed]
Le fils de la nuit
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Le Gaulois
Culture[Research needed]
Le Ghait
Person[Research needed]
Le grand Casimir
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Le journal d une femme
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Le lys dans la vallee
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Le medecin malgre lui
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le Nabab
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Le Pardon de Ploermel
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Le Pays
Person[Research needed]
Le pied de mouton
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Le pre aux clercs
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Le Procès Veauradieux
CultureA popular farce written by Alfred Hennequin and Alfred Delacour, premiered on 19 June 1875 at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris. It ran for 175 performances, a major success by the standards of the time.
Le Radeau de la Meduse
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Le Rappel
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Le ravin (The Precipice)
Place"Le ravin" (The Precipice) is a Russian novel that Marie Bashkirtseff mentions reading in her September 1873 diary entries. Based on her descriptions of the characters and plot elements, this appears to be "Обрыв" (The Precipice) by Ivan Goncharov, published in 1869. In her diary, Marie refers to it by its French translation title "Le ravin."
Le Ruisseau
Culture"Le Ruisseau" (The Stream/Brook) - piano piece played by Marie.
Le Siecle
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Le Sphinx
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Le Sport
PlaceA widely-read Parisian newspaper or magazine covering society, arts, and sporting events in the early 1880s.
Le Temps
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Le Tintamarre
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Le vicomte de Bragelone
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Le Village
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Léa d'Asco
PlaceA demimondaine (courtesan or kept woman) in 1880s Paris, part of the public demi-monde visible at entertainment venues.
Leclerc
PersonOne of Marie's teachers who loves food and often speaks of dishes during lessons.
Ledoyen
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Leech
PersonWoman in Nice social circle, possibly departed. Associated with Spang.
Lees
CultureStaff members or representatives from London House brought to the Bashkirtseff carriage.
Lefèvre
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Lefurel
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legion d honneur
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Legrand
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Leichtenberg
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Leiser
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Lemp
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Lengle
Person[Research needed]
Leon
Person[Research needed]
Leon Gambetta
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Léon Gambetta
PlaceLéon Gambetta (1838-1882) was one of the most important French political figures of the early Third Republic. His prominence in Marie's diary during 1879 marks a significant shift in her political views from Bonapartism toward Republicanism.
Léon Say
CultureLéon Say (1826-1896), French statesman, economist, and politician. He served multiple terms as Minister of Finance in the Third Republic and was a prominent moderate republican.
Leonce
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Leonie
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Lepere
Person[Research needed]
Les brigands
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Les Châtiments
Place*Les Châtiments* (The Punishments) is a collection of political poems by Victor Hugo, published in 1853 while he was in exile. The work is a fierce satirical attack on Napoleon III and the Second Empire.
Les cloches de Corneville
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Les Courtisanes du Monde
CultureBook by Arsène Houssaye about famous courtesans throughout history.
Les Décavés
CultureBook or play featuring scandalous society figures.
Les demoiselles Roslowleff
PersonYoung Russian aristocratic women, part of Princess Souvoroff's social circle in Nice.
Les Deux Orphelines
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Les deux timides
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Les diables roses
PlaceA theatrical play performed at the [#French Theater in Nice](French_Theater_Nice.md) in March 1874. Marie attended a performance on March 4, 1874, which featured the actress [#Honorine](Honorine.md).
Les Echos
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Les Echos de Nice
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Les Fourchambault
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Les Ganaches
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Les Huguenots
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Les martyrs de l'inquisition
PlaceA dramatic theatrical work performed at the [French Theater of Nice](French_Theater_Nice.md) in January 1873. The play dealt with themes of religious persecution during the Inquisition.
Les Mirabeau
Person[Research needed]
Les Mirlitons
PlaceAn art gallery or exhibition space in Paris where contemporary art was displayed in the early 1880s. Marie visits on February 7, 1881, to see portraits by Carolus-Duran and Bastien-Lepage.
Les Mousquetaires
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Les mousquetaires de la Reine
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Les Origines de la France
Person[Research needed]
Les Saltimbanques
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Les Ternes
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Les trois mousquetaires
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Lesseps
Person[Research needed]
Letoriere
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Letorieres
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Levrier
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Lewin
CultureMan who appears to be romantically involved with Clémentine, possibly engaged.
Lewita
PersonOne of Paul's inappropriate adult companions who takes him to the casino.
LHomme-femme
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Lieutenant Carey
Person[Research needed]
lieutenant-colonel Talandier
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Light
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Lihopoy
PlaceLihopoy is an acquaintance of the Bashkirtseff family in the Poltava region. Marie hopes he might be interested in her cousin Dina.
Lille
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Limousin
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Lindemann
Person- Type: people - mentioned
LIndiscret
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Linsdall
Person[Research needed]
Linselles
Person[Research needed]
Linsingen
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Lisander
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Lise
PersonMember of the Howard family, sister of Hélène.
Lise Howard
PlaceYounger sister in the Howard family, likely Elisabeth.
Lisinger
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Livourne
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Loftus
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Logé
PersonYoung person attending social events in Nice, likely French based on name.
Lola
PersonLola was the daughter of Georges Babanine and his wife Domenica. She was Marie Bashkirtseff's cousin and the sister of Dina and Etienne.
London (Londres)
PlaceLondon, the capital of the British Empire and the world's largest city in the 1870s-1880s, appears in Marie Bashkirtseff's diary primarily as the home base of various British aristocrats she encountered on the Riviera (notably the Duke of Hamilton), as a cultural reference point, and as a destination she visited. For Marie, London represented both the power of the British Empire and the social world from which many of the Riviera's most distinguished visitors came.
London 1870s
Place- **January 14**: In her fantasy of adult life, Marie imagines living in Paris or London "selon les circonstances" (according to circumstances) and coming to Nice for a month to frolic with a chosen "bataclan" (rowdy group).
London House
PlaceLondon House was a popular upscale confectionery and café in Nice frequently mentioned in Marie Bashkirtseff's diary. It served as both a refreshment spot and a social hub for the aristocracy and wealthy visitors to the French Riviera in the 1870s.
Londres
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Loquessie
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Loqueyssie
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Lord Augustus Loftus
PersonLord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus, GCB, PC (1817-1904), was a British diplomat who served as ambassador to Prussia (1865-1868), the North German Confederation (1868-1871), and Russia (1871-1879). He later became Governor of New South Wales (1879-1885).
Lord Byron
PersonGeorge Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824), known as Lord Byron, was a British Romantic poet and one of the most influential literary figures of the 19th century. Marie describes her maternal grandfather as "byronien" (Byronic).
Lord Carlos Hamilton
PersonYounger brother of the Duke of Hamilton. Marie spots him driving in Nice on April 16, 1873, and cries out in surprise before covering by claiming Mlle Collignon stepped on her foot. She sees Lord Carlos as a potential connection to his brother - through him she could learn the Duke's whereabouts and speak about him.
Lord Falkner
PersonBritish aristocrat residing in or visiting Nice during the 1870s.
Lord Falkner
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Lord Folkner
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Lord Henry Paget
PersonBritish nobleman who marries Blanche Boyd in 1874.
lord Lacon
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Lord Loftus
PersonLord Loftus was a British nobleman encountered by Marie in Nice during the social seasons. The Loftus family held the title Marquess of Ely (Irish peerage); the specific individual Marie references may be Augustus Loftus, 1st Baron Loftus (1817-1904), a British diplomat, or a member of his family.
Lord Mandeville
PersonSon of the Duke of Manchester and brother-in-law of the Duke of Hamilton, traveling companion on Middle Eastern journey.
lord Paget
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Lorenzo
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Loretta Lambertini
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Louis
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Louis Antonelli
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Louis Blanc
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Louis XIII
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Louis XIV (The Sun King)
PersonKing of France (1638-1715), reigned 1643-1715. Known for absolute monarchy, Versailles, and numerous mistresses.
Louis XIV Court Characters
PersonHistorical figures from the court of Louis XIV that Marie uses to name her planned dogs at Villa 55.
Louis XV
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Louis XVI
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Louise
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Louise Breslau
PersonLouise Catherine Breslau (1856-1927) was a Swiss-German painter who became one of the most accomplished female artists of her generation. Born in Munich to a German-Swiss family, she studied at the Academie Julian in Paris alongside Marie Bashkirtseff.
Louise Catherine Breslau
PersonLouise Catherine Breslau (6 December 1856, Munich -- 12 May 1927, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a Swiss painter of German birth, known primarily for her portraits, still lifes, and interior scenes. She was Marie Bashkirtseff's chief rival at the Academie Julian and one of the most talented women artists of the late 19th century.
Louise Michel
CultureLouise Michel (1830-1905), French anarchist, teacher, and major figure in the Paris Commune of 1871. Known as "La Vierge Rouge" (The Red Virgin), she was one of the most prominent radical activists of her era.
Louvre
Person[Research needed]
Love
CultureThis thematic tag collects diary paragraphs where Marie writes about romantic love, desire, marriage, jealousy, and the anguish of unrequited passion.
Lovelace
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Lubimoff
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Lucarini
PersonVisitor at the Howard home, acquainted with Marie from Paris days.
Lucie
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Lucie de Lammermoor
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Lucie Durand
PersonA young Spanish woman with shocking social manners. Has at least two younger sisters.
Lucrezia Borgia
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Lundahl
Person[Research needed]
Luxembourg
PlaceThe Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, famous public park where Black Prince was previously ridden.
Lycee Fontanes
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Lyon (Literary Reference)
CultureA literary reference requiring further research. This may refer to a work set in Lyon, an author from Lyon, or a publication associated with the city. The placement in the literature category rather than places suggests a textual rather than geographic reference.
Lyon Exhibition
PersonAn exhibition in Lyon mentioned by Markevitch on May 2, 1873. She tells Marie that it featured "splendid things: landaus etc."