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 Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ but
misery and despair. There is time to choose another international best-selling series
to read. But if you insist on reading the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire
orphans, then proceed with caution…
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and
have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.
In The Hostile Hospital the siblings face a suspicious shopkeeper, unnecessary surgery, heart-shaped
balloons, and some very startling news about a fire.
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 a 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
The Grim Grotto
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