née january november british woman best known association romantic poet jane raised england india marrying naval officer settling london soon left military officer edward left england italy acquainted romantic relationship near end life deeply addressed poems perished boating accident lived close friend children rest life spent housewife london early life marriage jane born wealthy family owned extensive library mother gave birth close years old father spent life working india died shortly birth mother soon away family fortune girl learned sing play guitar piano mid teens jane possessed annual jane spent early life military officers brother officer british_army eventually reached rank general deployed india young man jane spent childhood india india learned remained proficient language life incorporated indian harmonies music returning london fell love captain potentially lucrative career married travelled jane remained home soon separated likely abuse john jane later said suffered injuries married relationship left voyage jane decided leave introduced john williams graduate served navy lieutenant 8th edwards inherited money father military historian descendant allow live comfortably legally married common law wife began referring relationship initially drew families jane brother edward decisions jane brother later apologised declared johnson fellow edward resented jane long distance mail moved slowly jane husband exchanged angry letters shortly left edward john returned london late attempt force jane return legal right jane edward decided leave london listening edward friend discuss travels europe travelled geneva september stayed house found time arrived jane months pregnant february gave birth child summer jane pregnant left geneva september visit cousin jane edward travelled france months joining january italy jane edward enjoyed living italy immediately got soon left travel rome second child born march lived went walks edward soon close friends went boating practice wives nervous read poetry edward impressed quality encouraged edward begin writing play summer couples moved nearby summer homes november returned met lord recently arrived couples later shared house remote location near visited early enjoyed company house small arrangements led numerous conflicts servants family june suffered left depressed conflicts caused marriage developed strong feelings jane particularly taken musical gifts skill housewife saw jane ideal woman embodiment qualities sought woman attraction close quarters couples lived caused described extraordinary mounting tension isolated household attention jane careful openly order avoid husband suspicions successful attempts prevent edward infidelity poetry wrote poems jane time served primary inspiration poems wrote death bother edward proud wife inspired poetry biographers maintained feelings jane strictly different scholars observed themes frustrated sexual desires poetry period critics noted poems period struggle define feelings having previously drawn musical women greatly appreciated talents jane play flute guitar particularly jane singing voice extent commentators suggested hypnotic effect purchased guitar jane commemorated gift poem guitar jane poem voice ability alter audience jane kept guitar entire life played purchased wanted abandoned plan expense attempted disguise feelings poems expected edward read cases addressed poems inspired feelings jane edward jane writing poems affections disguised shut paradise hinted edward want jane poem edward stand having edward read poems jane filled ambiguous time concealed interactions jane wife mary jane later passed poems given later published return england july drowned boat sank storm returning shortly deaths jane dreamed floods occasion thought seen ghost window hearing deaths jane mary travelled husbands williams cremated consecutive days august jane forced settle dispute believed heart hunt initially taken mary insisted return hunt initially unwilling jane later convinced returned briefly settled proceeding genoa separated september jane desire quickly return england jane brought edward ashes england returning england jane initially stayed elderly mother visited family acquainted provided jane letter introduction enjoyed company excellent knowledge music edward learned jane returned unsuccessfully attempted gain control edward ashes children initially contemplated returning italy jane remained england described country reason disliked england climate blamed poor health returning england legal husband lived london jane referred widow period jane italy told people widowed order freely attempt find new wife soon return england jane met lawyer longtime friend mary suggested jane consult edward estate close friend drawn jane immediately return italy immediately began pursuing early began regularly spending time march jane moved mother home home renovations mother house allowed visit freely summer early autumn left northern england business mary returned england jane mary initially remained close friends lived time jane helped introduce mary society relationship father died late removed potential obstacles openly living jane possibility father jane initially hesitant pursue relationship condition acceptance insisted qualify taking tour europe left england august returned months later moved house april shortly pregnant people london knew married exception family close friends particularly approving union november jane gave birth difficult pregnancy lived months dying jane pregnancy learned jane spoken openly attraction mary late life revelations significantly hurt mary feelings friendship survived selected jane daughter jane legal husband living london attempted blackmail publishing details marital status johnson published notice learning living mistaken identity lover attempted blackmail member parliament prepared bring libel suit johnson quickly disappeared journalist initially planned publish correct identities parties involved request convinced publish story johnson died ensuring end matter free marry jane thomas declined marry order draw attention fact unmarried long henry son romantically involved jane strongly disapproved relationship sent live old friend france attempt match took sent england henry jane relented allowed marry jane disapproval match caused offence family father died opportunity family home north london initially considered chose stay london expense maintaining large home involve jane enjoyed living london visited friends husband later years family led quiet stable life times finances strained died bulk estate left daughter jane provided jane connection gain publicity entertain prominent biographers including years death nephew jane seven children came live leaving military illness jane nephew close friends began run household grew older later years jane read novels played piano spent time harry daughter grandchildren lived long life later years wrote census forms born later actually shortly died suffered stroke left deaf death buried ashes
Jane Williams