# Friend Walter — News from Nowhere character guide

> Friend Walter in News from Nowhere by William Morris.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Walter

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

## Who they are

A friend of the narrator from the old world, briefly referenced.

## Relationships

### [Old Hammond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/characters/old_hammond)

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Friend Walter and Old Hammond are old friends who share memories and discuss history together.

### [Clara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/characters/clara)

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Clara and Friend Walter are friendly acquaintances, often seen in social gatherings together.

### [Clara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/characters/clara)

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Clara and Friend Walter are friendly acquaintances, often seen in social gatherings together.

### [Old Hammond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/characters/old_hammond)

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Friend Walter and Old Hammond are old friends who share memories and discuss history together.

### [Old Hammond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/characters/old_hammond)

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Friend Walter and Old Hammond are old friends who share memories and discuss history together.

## In the story

### [Discussion and Bed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/chapters/i-discussion-and-bed)

The friend who reports the discussion and the narrator's subsequent experiences, and proposes to tell the story in the first person.

## Links

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