# Simon Carfax — Lorna Doone character guide

> Simon Carfax in Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Simon Carfax, Carfax, Simon, Captain Carfax, Sim, Captain Simon Carfax, Master Carfax, Carfax

**First appearance:** 0056-lvii-lorna-knows-her-nurse

## Who they are

Lorna's grandfather, a former soldier who was separated from her.

## In the story

### [Lorna Begins Her Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lorna_doone_se/chapters/xx-lorna-begins-her-story)

Gwenny's father, a Cornish miner who disappeared after being brought to Exmoor.

### [Master Huckaback's Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lorna_doone_se/chapters/lviii-master-huckaback-s-secret)

Simon Carfax is the miner overseeing the operation; he smiles at John's initial failure but acknowledges his strength when the boulder is broken.

### [Lorna Gone Away](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lorna_doone_se/chapters/lix-lorna-gone-away)

Captain of the mine, revealed to be Gwenny's father. John confronts him about abandoning his daughter.

### [Compelled to Volunteer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lorna_doone_se/chapters/lxx-compelled-to-volunteer)

Father of Gwenny, recruited to play the deceitful role of betraying the gold convoy to the Doones.

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