- 名称:The Hill of Dreams
- 作者:Arthur MACHEN
- 状态:完结
- 播音:Mark Nelson
- 最新章节:英文文本.txt
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The Hill of Dreams
- Thenovelrecountsthelifeofayoungman,LucianTaylor,focusingonhisdreamychildhoodinruralWales,inatownbasedonCaerleon.TheHillofDreamsofthetitleisanoldRomanfortwhereLucianhasstrangesensualvisions,includingonesofthetowninthetimeofRomanBritain.LateritdescribesLucian'sattemptstomakealivingasanauthorinLondon,enduringpovertyandsufferinginthepursuitofart.GenerallythoughttobeMachen'sgreatestwork,itwaslittlenoticedonitspublicationin1907saveinaglowingreviewbyAlfredDouglas.Itwasactuallywrittenbetween1895and1897andhaselementsofthestyleofthedecadentandaestheticmovementoftheperiod,seenthroughMachen'sownmysticalpreoccupations.