Lemony Snicket was born before you were and is likely to die before you as well. He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious and prone to riot. He grew up near the sea and currently lives beneath it. Until recently, he was living somewhere else. Emily Gravett is the winner of two CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals and is the creator of the ground-breaking Wolves. She is also a ceramicist and lives in Brighton with her family. ... Read more Read less
Dear Reader, there is nothing to be found in the pages of A Series of Unfortunate
Events but misery and despair.
You still have time to choose another international best-seller to read. But if you must
know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever Baudelaire children read
on…
The Carnivorous Carnival contains such a distressing story that consuming any of its contents would
be far more stomach-turning than even the most imbalanced meal. To avoid causing discomfort, it
would be best if I didn’t mention any of the ingredients of this story, particularly a confusing map, an
ambidextrous person, an unruly crowd, a wooden plank and Chabo the Wolf Baby. Your time might
be better filled with something more palatable such as eating your vegetables or feeding them to
someone else.
In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is
both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted.
Despite their wretched contents, 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' has sold 60 million copies
worldwide and been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey. And in the future things are
poised to get much worse, thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris. You
have been warned.
Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures?
The Bad Beginning
The Reptile Room
The Wide Window
The Miserable Mill
The Austere Academy
The Ersatz Elevator
The Vile Village
The Hostile Hospital
The Carnivorous Carnival
The Slippery Slope
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