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

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

E. Nesbit / ENesbit

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Fantasy and Horror Classics
Año de edición:
2011
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ISBN:
9781447406464
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The mother of modern fantasy unveils the dark heart of the magical and the human soul.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.The titular story, The Three Drugs, 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.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:The Psychological Vampire: Are the most dangerous monsters those who feed on creativity, genius, and vitality?The Price of Power: What happens when magic is real, but the human capacity for greed and error remains unchanged?The Haunting Truth: Are the ghosts we encounter less terrifying than the unspoken secrets and broken hearts we hide in plain sight?A vital collection for any fan of classic supernatural fiction, The Three Drugs reveals E. Nesbit not only as a pioneer of children’s fantasy, but as a masterful, insightful writer of adult gothic and psychological horror.

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