# Mr. Poulter — The Mill on the Floss character guide

> Mr. Poulter in The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Poulter, Poulter

**First appearance:** 0018-iv-the-young-idea

## Who they are

Local soldier who teaches Tom sword exercises.

## In the story

### [IV: “The Young Idea”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/chapters/iv-the-young-idea)

Village schoolmaster and former soldier who drills Tom; shares vivid war stories from the Peninsular War.

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