# Bill Barley — Great Expectations character guide

> Bill Barley in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Bill Barley, Barley, Old Barley, Mr. Barley

**First appearance:** 0046-xlvii

## Who they are

Clara's bedridden, drunken father who raves from his room.

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