# Olwen Smith — Wolf Solent character guide

> Olwen Smith in Wolf Solent by John Cowper Powys.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Olwen, Olwen dear, Little Olwen Smith, little Olwen, Princess Olwen, Miss Olwen, Olwen - bird

**First appearance:** 0001-wolf-solent

## Snapshot

Mattie's younger sister, a delicate and imaginative girl whose fragility and fancy make her one of the novel's most vulnerable figures.

## Who they are

Olwen Smith moves through Ramsgard with the sensitivity of someone whose inner life is far richer than her circumstances allow, earning nicknames like 'Princess Olwen' that suggest both affection and her otherworldly quality. As Mattie's sister, she belongs to the servant class, yet her imagination and delicacy set her apart from the ordinary round of village life. Her presence in the early arc deepens the novel's attention to the hidden intensities of people whom the social order overlooks.

## Relationships

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

_social_

Olwen Smith is a local girl whose interactions with Mrs. Solent are part of village social life and minor tensions.

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

_social_

Olwen Smith is a local girl whose interactions with Mrs. Solent are part of village social life and minor tensions.

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

_social_

Olwen Smith is a local girl whose interactions with Mrs. Solent are part of village social life and minor tensions.

## In the story

### [Christie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/christie)

Olwen is discussed as Christie's sister who was sent away due to her relationship with their father, and who died by suicide.

### [Home for Bastards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/home-for-bastards)

Olwen is upstairs playing; Mattie is anxious that she not hear Wolf's voice.

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