The Three Drugs (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

<p><strong>What would you give for the power to truly understand another person?</strong></p><p>When the brilliant chemist and philosopher Mr. Merlyn discovers three miraculous drugs he believes he holds the key to human understanding. Each drug promises a unique form of profound empathy allowing the user to inhabit another person's mind and soul.</p><p>The three drugs offer:</p><ul><li><p><strong>The power to know yourself as others see you.</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>The power to know others as they know themselves.</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>The power to know others as you see yourself.</strong></p></li></ul><p>The first trial is conducted upon Mr. Allyn a man who fears his own conventionality. But as Allyn takes the drugs his journey into radical self-knowledge and the minds of his contemporaries becomes a descent into a dizzying hall of mirrors. He finds that what he sees and what others see are terrifyingly different.</p><p>E. Nesbit renowned for her blend of fantasy and sharp observation crafts a sophisticated and psychologically haunting fable. <em>The Three Drugs</em> is a compelling short story that explores the complex dangerous nature of identity perception and the ultimate unsettling truth of how little we truly know about the people around us.</p>