The Hill of Dreams
by Arthur Machen
276 pages~5 hrs
“A haunting descent into the beautiful, terrifying labyrinth of the artist's soul.”
Lucian Taylor retreats from the cold reality of the Welsh countryside into a shimmering world of ancient ruins and feverish visions. As he sacrifices his sanity to transform these mystical experiences into literature, he discovers that the pursuit of the sublime carries a devastating price.
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