# William Solent — Wolf Solent character guide

> William Solent in Wolf Solent by John Cowper Powys.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Solent, William

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

## Who they are

Wolf's deceased father, a figure of memory and speculation.

## In the story

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

Wolf's deceased father, buried in Ramsgard cemetery, whose memory Wolf contemplates.

### [Rounded with a Sleep](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/rounded-with-a-sleep)

Appears as a skull in Wolf's imagination, arguing for the reality of physical life against Wolf's idealistic philosophy.

### [The Quick or the Dead?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-quick-or-the-dead)

Wolf's father, deceased; his grave is the site of the confrontation.

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