# Boffin — News from Nowhere character guide

> Boffin in News from Nowhere by William Morris.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** this Mr. Boffin, Mr. Boffin

**First appearance:** 0000-i-discussion-and-bed

## Who they are

A character from the narrator's past life, mentioned briefly.

## In the story

### [The Hammersmith Guesthouse Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/chapters/xx-the-hammersmith-guesthouse-again)

Welcomes the narrator with stately courtesy in a fresh suit of clothes.

### [XXI: Going Up the River](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/chapters/xxi-going-up-the-river)

Comes to see the party off at the landing stage, now dressed in working clothes and a fantail hat, waving farewell with old-Spanish-like courtesy.

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