# The Hill of Dreams — Character guide

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

- [Lucian Taylor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/lucian_taylor.md): A sensitive young man who moves to London to become a writer, haunted by visions and his past.
- [Mr. Taylor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/father.md): Lucian's stern and disappointed father, a clergyman in the Welsh countryside.
- [Annie Morgan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/annie_morgan.md): A local girl from Lucian's village who becomes entangled in his early romantic fantasies.
- [Annie's Cousin](https://www.betterreads.online/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.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/mrs_dixon.md): A local woman, part of the Dixon family in Lucian's rural community.
- [Mr. Dixon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/mr_dixon.md): A member of the Dixon family, a neighbor in the Welsh village.
- [Miss Deacon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/miss_deacon.md): A local spinster and acquaintance of the Taylor family.
- [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/the_doctor.md): A physician who attends to Lucian during his illnesses.
- [Mr. Vaughan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/vaughan.md): A local gentleman and acquaintance of Lucian's father.
- [Young Bennett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/young_bennett.md): A young man from the village, part of Lucian's social circle.
- [Edward Dixon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/edward_dixon.md): A son of the Dixon family, a childhood acquaintance of Lucian.
- [Edith Gervase](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/edith_gervase.md): A young woman from a local family who attracts Lucian's attention.
- [Mrs. Gervase](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/mrs_gervase.md): Mother of the Gervase family in the village.
- [Jack](https://www.betterreads.online/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.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/barnes.md): A servant or local man in the Taylor household.
- [Agatha Gervase](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/agatha_gervase.md): An older member of the Gervase family, possibly the matriarch.
- [Old Mr. Gervase](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/old_mr_gervase.md): The elderly patriarch of the Gervase family.
- [The Priest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/the_priest.md): A Catholic priest Lucian encounters during his time in London.
- [Burleigh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/burleigh.md): A friend or acquaintance of Lucian in London literary circles.
- [Mary](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/mary.md): An elderly relative or servant in the Taylor household.
- [Miss Colley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/miss_colley.md): A local woman, possibly a governess or spinster in the village.
- [Lord Beamys](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/lord_beamys.md): A local aristocrat mentioned in the village gossip.
- [Mr. Ritson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/mr_ritson.md): A local landowner or farmer in the Welsh countryside.
- [Major Pendennis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/major_pendennis.md): A retired military man living in the village.
- [Joe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/joe.md): A servant or laborer in the Taylor household.
- [Lord De Carti](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/de_carti.md): An Irish aristocrat mentioned in passing by characters.
- [Reverend Merivale Dixon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/reverend_merivale_dixon.md): A clergyman and member of the Dixon family.
- [Tom Brown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/tom_brown.md): A local boy or young man from the village.
- [Mrs. Runnymede](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/honorable_mrs_scudamore_runnymede.md): A society woman mentioned in London circles.
- [Miss Spurry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_hill_of_dreams_se/characters/miss_spurry.md): A local spinster and acquaintance of the village.

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