# The Hill of Dreams — Character guide

> Key figures in The Hill of Dreams by Arthur Machen.

- [Lucian Taylor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/lucian_taylor.md): A dream-struck rector's son who wanders past the known world into occult territory, then carries its glamour and its hunger with him to London.
- [Mr. Taylor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/father.md): The rector whose disappointments and sternness press on his son, making the rectory less a home than a place to escape from.
- [Annie Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/annie_morgan.md): A village girl drawn into the orbit of Lucian's romantic imaginings, where she risks becoming more symbol than person.
- [Annie's Cousin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/her_cousin.md): A young man who courts Annie Morgan, causing tension with Lucian.
- [Mrs. Dixon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/mrs_dixon.md): A local woman, part of the Dixon family in Lucian's rural community.
- [Miss Deacon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/miss_deacon.md): A local spinster and acquaintance of the Taylor family.
- [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/the_doctor.md): A physician who attends to Lucian during his illnesses.
- [Young Bennett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/young_bennett.md): A young man from the village, part of Lucian's social circle.
- [Dr. Burrows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/dr_burrows.md): A doctor who treats Lucian in London.
- [Edith Gervase](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/edith_gervase.md): A young woman from a local family who attracts Lucian's attention.
- [Jack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/jack.md): A young boy from the village, possibly a relative of the Dixons.
- [Barnes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/barnes.md): A servant or local man in the Taylor household.
- [Agatha Gervase](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/agatha_gervase.md): An older member of the Gervase family, possibly the matriarch.
- [Mr. Ritson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/mr_ritson.md): A local landowner or farmer in the Welsh countryside.
- [Reverend Merivale Dixon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/reverend_merivale_dixon.md): A clergyman and member of the Dixon family.
- [Mrs. Runnymede](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/honorable_mrs_scudamore_runnymede.md): A society woman mentioned in London circles.

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