# Lord Carfax — Wolf Solent character guide

> Lord Carfax in Wolf Solent by John Cowper Powys.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Carfax, the good Carfax

**First appearance:** 0004-a-dorset-chronicle

## Who they are

A local aristocrat and friend of the Urquhart family.

## Relationships

### [Mrs. Solent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters/mrs_solent)

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Lord Carfax is a local aristocrat whose interactions with Mrs. Solent are formal, based on class hierarchy and village events.

### [Mrs. Solent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters/mrs_solent)

_social_

Lord Carfax is a local aristocrat whose interactions with Mrs. Solent are formal, based on class hierarchy and village events.

### [Mrs. Solent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters/mrs_solent)

_social_

Lord Carfax is a local aristocrat whose interactions with Mrs. Solent are formal, based on class hierarchy and village events.

## In the story

### [The Face on the Waterloo Steps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-face-on-the-waterloo-steps)

Relative of Mr. Urquhart and cousin of Wolf's mother, mentioned as a connection for Wolf's new post.

### [Ripeness Is All](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/ripeness-is-all)

Accompanies Wolf to the grave but becomes absorbed in conversation with Mr. Stalbridge and admires Gerda.

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