# Greylocks — News from Nowhere character guide

> Greylocks in News from Nowhere by William Morris.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Greylocks

**First appearance:** 0021-xxii-hampton-court-and-a-praiser-of-past-times

## Who they are

An elderly man encountered on the river, critical of the past.

## Relationships

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

_social_

Clara and Greylocks have a respectful, intergenerational acquaintance within the community.

## In the story

### [IV: A Market by the Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/chapters/iv-a-market-by-the-way)

The horse that pulls the cart; Dick shakes the reins and urges Greylocks onward.

### [VI: A Little Shopping](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/chapters/vi-a-little-shopping)

The horse that Dick affectionately pats and calls 'old fellow' during the discussion about the disease of Idleness.

### [VII: Trafalgar Square](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/chapters/vii-trafalgar-square)

The old horse that pulls the cart, mentioned as resuming his jog-trot after the road-mending delay.

### [An Old Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/chapters/viii-an-old-friend)

The horse that pulls their cart; Dick stops at the market to rest and feed him.

### [XIX: The Drive Back to Hammersmith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/chapters/xix-the-drive-back-to-hammersmith)

The horse, patiently waiting and receiving affection from children before the drive.

### [XXII: Hampton Court and a Praiser of Past Times](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/chapters/xxii-hampton-court-and-a-praiser-of-past-times)

The old man (Greylocks) invites the party to his cottage, praises the competitive spirit and literature of past times, and questions the value of the present age's contentment.

### [XXIII: An Early Morning by the Runnymede](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/chapters/xxiii-an-early-morning-by-the-runnymede)

The old grumbler persists in his nostalgia for the past, arguing that the landscape has deteriorated, but is eventually silenced by Ellen's passionate defense.

## Links

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