# Mr. Hurlbird — The Good Soldier character guide

> Mr. Hurlbird in The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Mr. Hurlbird

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-i

## Who they are

Florence's wealthy, eccentric uncle from whom she inherits a fortune.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_soldier_se/chapters/part-i-ii)

Florence's uncle, a gentle man with a supposed weak heart who traveled the world giving away oranges; his heart was found normal after death.

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