# Annie Morgan — The Hill of Dreams character guide

> Annie Morgan in The Hill of Dreams by Arthur Machen.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** old Morgan, Morgan

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Who they are

A village girl drawn into the orbit of Lucian's romantic imaginings, where she risks becoming more symbol than person.

## Relationships

### [Lucian Taylor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/lucian_taylor)

_romantic_

Annie is Lucian's first love and muse, a pure but doomed romance that haunts him.

### [Lucian Taylor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/lucian_taylor)

_romantic_

Annie is Lucian's first love and muse, a pure but doomed romance that haunts him.

### [Lucian Taylor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/lucian_taylor)

_romantic_

Annie is Lucian's first love and muse, a pure but doomed romance that haunts him.

## In the story

### [The Hill of Dreams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/chapters/the-hill-of-dreams)

A local girl who becomes the object of Lucian's romantic idealization.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/chapters/i)

A pretty young woman from the village who speaks kindly to Lucian, offering him a Blenheim Orange and praising his scholarship. Lucian fantasizes about kissing her in a dark lane.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/chapters/iii)

Annie is the object of Lucian's adoration. She has left to visit her married sister, and Lucian cherishes the memory of their parting.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/chapters/iv)

Referenced as the inspiration for Lucian's quest; he feels she taught him the magic that created the garden of Avallaunius.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/chapters/vii)

Annie is recalled as 'the dear, dear Annie, the symbol of all mystic womanhood,' appearing in Lucian's memory as a fleeting apparition from his past.

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