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Lord Carfax

A local aristocrat and friend of the Urquhart family.

minor

Also known as Carfax, the good Carfax

First appearance: a dorset chronicle

Lord Carfax's tie to Mrs. Solent is one of the pressures that moves Wolf Solent—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Mrs. Solent (social): Lord Carfax is a local aristocrat whose interactions with Mrs. Solent are formal, based on class hierarchy and village events. With Mrs. Solent (social): Lord Carfax is a local aristocrat…

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MMMiss MalakiteMHMrs. HerbertJRJames RedfernDPDoctor PercyMSMrs. SolentLCLord Carfax

Relationship types

  • Social
  • Other

Character groups

  • Local professionals and gentry
  • Wolf's social circle
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Wolf reaches his emotional and psychological peak here because his carefully constructed detachment—his pride…

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