# Wolf Solent — Wolf Solent character guide > Wolf Solent in Wolf Solent by John Cowper Powys. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Wolf, Solent, Mr. Solent, Mr. Wolf Solent, Father, Yellow Bracken Wolf, The old Wolf **First appearance:** 0001-wolf-solent ## Snapshot A watchful young man returning to Dorset as Urquhart's secretary, Wolf carries his mother's irony, his dead father's shadow, and a habit of seeing too much. ## Who they are Wolf arrives at King's Barton expecting a quiet post and finds instead a limping squire who listens at doors and counts place settings like omens. His thick eyebrows, wry smile, and instinct for other people's hidden agitation make him both a superb observer and an uneasy guest. His early days braid him tightly to Urquhart, to Jason Otter's poems, and to two women whose claims on him pull in opposite directions. ## Relationships ### [Mrs. Solent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters/mrs_solent) _family_ Mrs. Solent is Wolf's mother, and their relationship is intensely possessive, controlling, and emotionally suffocating. ### [Mrs. Solent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters/mrs_solent) _family_ Mrs. Solent is Wolf's mother, and their relationship is intensely possessive, controlling, and emotionally suffocating. ### [Mrs. Solent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters/mrs_solent) _family_ Mrs. Solent is Wolf's mother, and their relationship is intensely possessive, controlling, and emotionally suffocating. ## In the story ### [Wolf Solent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/wolf-solent) The protagonist, traveling to Ramsgard for a new position. ### [The Face on the Waterloo Steps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-face-on-the-waterloo-steps) Protagonist traveling to Ramsgard, reflecting on his past and his private 'mythology'. ### [Christ! I've Had a Happy Life!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/christ-i-ve-had-a-happy-life) Wolf grapples with his mother's portrayal of Selena Gault, his father's death, and his own secret inner life as he travels to Pond Cottage. ### [A Dorset Chronicle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/a-dorset-chronicle) Dines with Mr. Urquhart, feels a growing hostility and sense of moral opposition. ### [Gerda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/gerda) Wolf awakens in his new room, reflects on his philosophy of 'fetish-worship,' and begins his work for Mr. Urquhart. ### [The Blackbird's Song](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-blackbird-s-song) Wolf successfully completes the book purchase for Mr. Urquhart, visits Christie Malakite, encounters Mr. Valley, and spends a twilight interlude with Gerda Torp. ### [Bar Sinister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/bar-sinister) Wolf arranges lodging at Lenty Cottage, negotiates with Mr. Urquhart and Mrs. Otter, and learns about the pond's dark history. ### [Yellow Bracken](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/yellow-bracken) Visits T. E. Valley, experiences a mystical vision of a centaur, and meets Gerda and Lobbie by the river. ### [The Three Peewits](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-three-peewits) Wolf navigates a tense barroom confrontation, drinks brandy, and restrains himself from violence upon hearing insults about Gerda and his father. ### [The Horse-Fair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-horse-fair) Attends the horse-fair with his mother, observes the crowd and the driving-contest, feels liberated then disgusted, and interacts with Mr. Urquhart and Jason Otter. ### [Christie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/christie) Wolf visits Christie alone, discusses Olwen, and feels a profound attraction to Christie while struggling with his loyalty to Gerda. ### [The Tea-Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-tea-party) Observes the tea party with unease, later reflects on his conflicted feelings for Gerda and Christie. ### [The Slowworm of Lenty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-slowworm-of-lenty) Struggles with jealousy over Bob Weevil and his divided affections between Gerda and Christie; experiences intense erotic union with Gerda; later listens to Jason's poem and refuses to return the jade idol. ### [Home for Bastards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/home-for-bastards) Wolf learns of his father's death and financial ruin, and struggles with the responsibility of finding a home for Mattie and Olwen. ### [Crooked Smoke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/crooked-smoke) Wolf visits Mr. Urquhart, reflects on death and memory, and accompanies the Squire to Lenty Pond. ### [Rounded with a Sleep](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/rounded-with-a-sleep) Engages in a philosophical argument with his father's skull, feels jealousy of Poll's Camp for Gerda's attention, and fantasizes about Christie Malakite. ### [A Game of Bowls](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/a-game-of-bowls) Struggles with moral doubts about his work on Urquhart's book; attends the bowling match and finds temporary solace. ### [This Is Reality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/this-is-reality) Wolf is overwhelmed by jealousy and a sense of personal disintegration after suspecting Gerda's infidelity with Bob Weevil. ### [The School-Treat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-school-treat) Observes the confrontation between his mother and Gerda with detached aesthetic interest; later umpires cricket and grapples with jealousy upon seeing Gerda with Bob Weevil. ### [Wine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/wine) Resolves to return to Urquhart for money to help his mother and Gerda, struggles with guilt and jealousy. ### [Mr. Malakite at Weymouth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/mr-malakite-at-weymouth) Wolf struggles with his inner conflict between preserving his 'mythology' and his desire for Christie, ultimately restrained by the memory of a tramp's face. ### [Slate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/slate) Completes Urquhart's book, teaches at Grammar School, and decides to return the cheque. ### [The Quick or the Dead?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-quick-or-the-dead) Wakes beside Gerda, suspects her infidelity, resolves to love her; later visits his father's grave and confronts Selena Gault. ### [Lenty Pond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/lenty-pond) Observes the grave-digging with cold impassiveness, later feels shame at his dependency and seeks Christie. ### [Forget](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/forget) Wolf feels hollow and overwhelmed, dreams of breaking between two forces, and plans for the wedding day. ### [Ripeness Is All](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/ripeness-is-all) Feels piqued and humiliated by Lord Carfax's indifference, reflects on the loss of his mythology, and longs for Christie. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters/wolf_solent - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters