The hill of dreams. By: Arthur Machen: The Hill of Dreams is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Arthur Machen.

The Hill of Dreams is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Arthur Machen. Plot summary: The novel recounts the life of a young man, Lucian Taylor, focusing on his dreamy childhood in rural Wales, in a town based on Caerleon. The Hill of Dreams of the title is an old Roman fort where Lucian has strange sensual visions, including ones of the town in the time of Roman Britain. Later, the novel describes Lucian's attempts to make a living as an author in London, enduring poverty and sufferi...