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A Series of Unfortunate Events Books

In order from The Bad Beginning to The End
The Bad Beginning
The Reptile Room
The Wide Window
The Miserable Mill
The Austere Academy
chapter • 162 Pages
The Bad Beginning
5.3
#1 in Series
Book #1

The Bad Beginning

Written by Lemony Snicket & illustrated by Brett Helquist
8 - 12
Reading age
162
Page count
148
Words per page
Aug 25, 1999
Publication date
Hardcover
$15.99
$14.98

Summary

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 first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odor. 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. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy.

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A Series of Unfortunate Events Series

Published from 1999 - 2006
15 books
chapter • 162 Pages
The Bad Beginning
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
chapter • 190 Pages
The Reptile Room
4.8
#2 in Series
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
chapter • 214 Pages
The Wide Window
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
chapter • 194 Pages
The Miserable Mill
4.5
#4 in Series
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
chapter • 221 Pages
The Austere Academy
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
chapter • 259 Pages
The Ersatz Elevator
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
chapter • 256 Pages
The Vile Village
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
chapter • 255 Pages
The Hostile Hospital
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
chapter • 218 Pages
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
Paperback
$7.99$7.59
chapter • 286 Pages
The Carnivorous Carnival
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
chapter • 337 Pages
The Slippery Slope
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
chapter • 323 Pages
The Grim Grotto
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
chapter • 353 Pages
The Penultimate Peril
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
chapter • 72 Pages
The Beatrice Letters
Hardcover
$22.99$21.84
chapter • 353 Pages
The End
Hardcover
$15.99$14.98
Year#TitleIllustratorPages
19991The Bad BeginningBrett Helquist162
19992The Reptile RoomBrett HelquistMichael Kupperman190
20003The Wide WindowMichael Kupperman214
20004The Miserable MillBrett HelquistMichael Kupperman194
20005The Austere AcademyBrett HelquistMichael Kupperman221
20016The Ersatz ElevatorBrett HelquistMichael Kupperman259
20017The Vile VillageBrett HelquistMichael Kupperman256
20018The Hostile HospitalBrett HelquistMichael Kupperman255
2002Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography218
20029The Carnivorous CarnivalBrett HelquistMichael Kupperman286
200310The Slippery SlopeBrett HelquistMichael Kupperman337
200411The Grim GrottoBrett HelquistMichael Kupperman323
200512The Penultimate PerilBrett Helquist353
2006The Beatrice LettersBrett Helquist72
200613The EndBrett HelquistMichael Kupperman353

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