The Three Drugs - And Other Selected Stories of E. Nesbit (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

<p><strong>The mother of modern fantasy unveils the dark heart of the magical and the human soul.</strong></p><p>Best known for her charming children's classics E. Nesbit also possessed a brilliant often chilling talent for adult fiction. This collection showcases her rare excursions into psychological horror subtle terror and sophisticated supernatural dilemmas.</p><p>The titular story <em>The Three Drugs</em> sets the tone exploring the terrifying journey of a man who takes a chemist's miraculous compound believing it will give him profound empathy but instead plunges him into a dangerous unstable world of fractured perception and identity.</p><p>In the other selected tales Nesbit moves effortlessly from domestic whimsy to genuine dread posing unsettling questions about the nature of humanity power and perception:</p><ul><li><p><strong>The Psychological Vampire:</strong> Are the most dangerous monsters those who feed on creativity genius and vitality?</p></li><li><p><strong>The Price of Power:</strong> What happens when magic is real but the human capacity for greed and error remains unchanged?</p></li><li><p><strong>The Haunting Truth:</strong> Are the ghosts we encounter less terrifying than the unspoken secrets and broken hearts we hide in plain sight?</p></li></ul><p><strong>A vital collection for any fan of classic supernatural fiction <em>The Three Drugs</em> reveals E. Nesbit not only as a pioneer of children's fantasy but as a masterful insightful writer of adult gothic and psychological horror.</strong></p>