# Mrs. Basil — The Good Soldier character guide

> Mrs. Basil in The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

A friend of the Ashburnhams, mentioned in social contexts.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_soldier_se/chapters/part-iii-v)

Mrs. Basil has a loving relationship with Edward and continues to cherish hope of reunion; she writes a lamentable letter to Leonora after Edward's death.

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