News from Nowhere (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: William Morris
- First Published: 1891
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Utopian
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century; twenty-first century
- Setting: London and along the Thames River
- Genres: Long fiction, Utopian fiction
- Subjects: Social reform, Nineteenth century, Future, Twenty-first century, England or English people, Time travel, London, Utopias
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Guest, the narrator, a thinly disguised version of William Morris, the author. The reader first encounters him at the opening of the book, where he has just left a political meeting. He is annoyed with himself for his habit of losing his temper in these discussions, and he is discontented with the grimy surroundings of late nineteenth century London, through which he must travel to return to his suburban home. As he encounters people in his utopian dream vision, he reveals that he appears old and not well-dressed. The questions that he asks about the...
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