# Mr. Taylor — The Hill of Dreams character guide

> Mr. Taylor in The Hill of Dreams by Arthur Machen.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** father, old Taylor, poor Mr. Taylor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-hill-of-dreams

## Who they are

The rector whose disappointments and sternness press on his son, making the rectory less a home than a place to escape from.

## In the story

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

Lucian's father, representing the mundane and practical world that Lucian rejects.

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

Lucian's father, a poor parson who had hoped for his son's academic success but is forced to remove him from school. He is despondent and reads fine books but finds little joy.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/chapters/ii)

Mr. Taylor observes Lucian with newfound respect and amazement, noting his son's calm demeanor and handsome appearance after the rejection.

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

Mr. Taylor expresses concern over Lucian's lack of action regarding the plagiarized manuscript and worries about his son's literary ambitions, wishing he had sent him to Oxford.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as Lucian's only friend, but one who would not understand his distress, viewing literature only as the finished product.

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

Lucian remembers his father being long in bed during his early nights of desperate scribbling in the old familiar room.

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