The Hill of Dreams

作者：Arthur MACHEN

播音：Mark Nelson

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Thenovelrecountsthelifeofayoungman,LucianTaylor,focusingonhisdreamychildhoodinruralWales,inatownbasedonCaerleon.TheHillofDreamsofthetitleisanoldRomanfortwhereLucianhasstrangesensualvisions,includingonesofthetowninthetimeofRomanBritain.LateritdescribesLucian'sattemptstomakealivingasanauthorinLondon,enduringpovertyandsufferinginthepursuitofart.GenerallythoughttobeMachen'sgreatestwork,itwaslittlenoticedonitspublicationin1907saveinaglowingreviewbyAlfredDouglas.Itwasactuallywrittenbetween1895and1897andhaselementsofthestyleofthedecadentandaestheticmovementoftheperiod,seenthroughMachen'sownmysticalpreoccupations.