# Hugh Whitbread — Mrs Dalloway character guide

> Hugh Whitbread in Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Hugh, Whitbread, Mr. Whitbread

**First appearance:** 0000-mrs-dalloway

## Who they are

Immaculately upholstered, endlessly well-connected, Hugh glides through London on family feeling and a despatch box, adored by Clarissa and loathed by Peter.

## Relationships

### [Sally Seton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/characters/sally_seton)

_social_

Acquaintances from the same social circle, with Sally finding Hugh pompous and conventional.

### [Clarissa Dalloway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/characters/clarissa_dalloway)

_social_

Longtime acquaintance within high society, marked by polite but superficial interaction.

### [Peter Walsh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/characters/peter_walsh)

_rivalry_

Mutual disdain rooted in class and personality differences, with Peter mocking Hugh's conformity.

### [Sally Seton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/characters/sally_seton)

_social_

Acquaintances from the same social circle, with Sally finding Hugh pompous and conventional.

### [Clarissa Dalloway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/characters/clarissa_dalloway)

_social_

Longtime acquaintance within high society, marked by polite but superficial interaction.

### [Clarissa Dalloway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/characters/clarissa_dalloway)

_social_

Longtime acquaintance within high society, marked by polite but superficial interaction.

### [Peter Walsh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/characters/peter_walsh)

_rivalry_

Mutual disdain rooted in class and personality differences, with Peter mocking Hugh's conformity.

### [Peter Walsh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/characters/peter_walsh)

_rivalry_

Mutual disdain rooted in class and personality differences, with Peter mocking Hugh's conformity.

## In the story

### [Mrs. Dalloway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/chapters/mrs-dalloway)

Mentions meeting Clarissa in the Park; offers to help Peter Walsh; writes down Peter's address.

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