# Walter Allen — News from Nowhere character guide

> Walter Allen in News from Nowhere by William Morris.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** quoth Walter

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

## Who they are

A character mentioned in the narrator's past discussions.

## In the story

### [XXIV: Up the Thames: The Second Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/chapters/xxiv-up-the-thames-the-second-day)

Walter Allen is Dick's friend, who is melancholic due to a recent violent death in the community.

### [XXV: The Third Day on the Thames](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/chapters/xxv-the-third-day-on-the-thames)

Plans to find a lonely house for the homicide on the downs, and explains that the age of inventions is over.

### [XXVI: The Obstinate Refusers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/news_from_nowhere_se/chapters/xxvi-the-obstinate-refusers)

Accompanies the group and expresses gladness for the excuse to stay longer with Clara.

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