# Mr. Valley — Wolf Solent character guide

> Mr. Valley in Wolf Solent by John Cowper Powys.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** T. E. Valley, Valley, Mr. T. E. Valley, Stammeringly Mr. Valley

**First appearance:** 0005-gerda

## Who they are

A nervous and eccentric schoolmaster in the village.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

Mr. Valley is likely a clergyman or professional who engages with Mrs. Solent on matters of morality and community.

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

_professional_

Mr. Valley is likely a clergyman or professional who engages with Mrs. Solent on matters of morality and community.

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

_professional_

Mr. Valley is likely a clergyman or professional who engages with Mrs. Solent on matters of morality and community.

## In the story

### [A Dorset Chronicle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/a-dorset-chronicle)

Referred to as 'Tilly-Valley', the local clergyman whom Urquhart bullies into saying Mass daily.

### [The Blackbird's Song](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-blackbird-s-song)

Wolf encounters the drunken Vicar on the road; Valley speaks of being God's Priest and calls the locals 'devils,' mentioning he buried someone.

### [Yellow Bracken](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/yellow-bracken)

Found working in his garden; his vicarage is in shabby desolation; he discusses his weak character and contentment with books and brandy.

### [The Three Peewits](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-three-peewits)

Mr. Valley appears drunk and flustered, stammering in response to accusations about young Redfern, and later joins the walk home.

### [Lenty Pond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/lenty-pond)

Accompanies Wolf at the church window, shivering and distressed after witnessing the sacrilege.

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