# Mr. Carter — New Grub Street character guide

> Mr. Carter in New Grub Street by George Gissing.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the high-spirited Mr. Carter, Carter

**First appearance:** 0009-x-the-friends-of-the-family

## Who they are

Edith's father, a cheerful and sociable gentleman.

## In the story

### [The Way Hither](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_grub_street_se/chapters/v-the-way-hither)

Secretary of the hospital who hires Reardon as a clerk and later introduces him to John Yule.

### [Respite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_grub_street_se/chapters/xi-respite)

Lends Reardon £5 after initial reluctance, displays good-natured but embarrassed generosity.

### [XVII: The Parting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_grub_street_se/chapters/xvii-the-parting)

Visits Reardon to offer a clerkship, representing the practical but humiliating solution to Reardon's financial woes.

### [The Past Revived](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_grub_street_se/chapters/xix-the-past-revived)

Meets Reardon for lunch, notes his new address, and offers to keep an eye out for better employment.

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