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A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

13 primary works • 40 total works
If you have not read anything about the Baudelaire orphans, then before you read even one more sentence, you should know this: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are kindhearted and quick-witted, but their lives are filled with bad luck and misery. All of the stories about these three children are unhappy and wretched and will most likely fill you with deep …

Book 0.5

The Dismal Dinner
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3.44 · 64 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2004 · 2 editions
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    Book 1

    The Bad Beginning
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    4.02     · 567822 Ratings · 24784 Reviews · published 1999 · 245 editions
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    Book 2

    The Reptile Room
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    4.02     · 244201 Ratings · 10336 Reviews · published 1999 · 18 editions
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    Book 3

    The Wide Window
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    3.95     · 210376 Ratings · 7810 Reviews · published 2000 · 24 editions
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    Book 4

    The Miserable Mill
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    3.86     · 183958 Ratings · 6403 Reviews · published 2000 · 146 editions
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    Book 5

    The Austere Academy
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    4.01     · 173381 Ratings · 5991 Reviews · published 2000 · 133 editions
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    If you are looking for a story about …

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    Book 6

    The Ersatz Elevator
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    4.06     · 159202 Ratings · 5262 Reviews · published 2001 · 119 editions

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    Book 7

    The Vile Village
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    3.97     · 153269 Ratings · 4463 Reviews · published 2001 · 3 editions
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    Book 8

    The Hostile Hospital
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    3.99     · 128424 Ratings · 4038 Reviews · published 2001 · 114 editions
    There is nothing to be found in the pages of these…

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    Book 8.5

    Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
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    3.74     · 20019 Ratings · 932 Reviews · published 2002 · 17 editions
    A Warning from the Publisher:

    Many readers have que…

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    Book 9

    The Carnivorous Carnival
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    4.01     · 139864 Ratings · 3887 Reviews · published 2002 · 7 editions
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    Book 10

    The Slippery Slope
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    4.05     · 135226 Ratings · 3834 Reviews · published 2003 · 100 editions
    NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

    Like bad smells, unin…

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    Book 11

    The Grim Grotto
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    4.02     · 124143 Ratings · 3562 Reviews · published 2004 · 98 editions
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    Book 12

    The Penultimate Peril
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    4.08     · 116497 Ratings · 3613 Reviews · published 2005 · 4 editions

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    Book 12.25

    13 Shocking Secrets You'll Wish You Never Knew About Lemony Snicket
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    3.59     · 32 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2006 · 2 editions
    Promotional pamphlet for The End by Lemony Snicket…

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    Book 12.5

    The Beatrice Letters
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    3.78     · 10555 Ratings · 701 Reviews · published 2006 · 4 editions

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    Book 13

    The End
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    4.04     · 116279 Ratings · 6355 Reviews · published 2006 · 4 editions
    The last volume of the fabulously popular A Series…

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    Book 1-2

    The Reptile Room, The Bad Beginning
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    4.32     · 354 Ratings · 17 Reviews · 11 editions
    A Series of Unfortunate The Bad Beginning/The Rept…

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    Book 1-3

    The Trouble Begins: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-3
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    4.14     · 3959 Ratings · 178 Reviews · published 2000 · 54 editions
    NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

    Lemony Snicket’s unha…

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    Book 1-4

    A Series of Unfortunate Events Pack (Books 1-4)
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    4.09     · 2875 Ratings · 69 Reviews · 8 editions
    #1 The Bad Beginning #2 The reptile Room #3 The Wi…

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    Book 1-6

    The Loathsome Library: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-6
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    4.20     · 301 Ratings · 13 Reviews · 8 editions
    Readers incapable of running fast enough to escape…

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    Book 1-7

    A Series of Unfortunate Events
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    4.44     · 428 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 16 editions
    The new paperback version A Series of Unfortunate …

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    Book 1-9

    A Series of Unfortunate Events Set books #1-9
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    4.22     · 867 Ratings · 22 Reviews · 4 editions
    Collection of Lemony Snicket paperback Unfortunate…

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    Book 1-11

    The Cumbersome Collection
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    4.36     · 2312 Ratings · 86 Reviews · published 2004 · 1 edition
    Enjoy Lemony Snicket's hilariously gloomy series f…

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    Book 1-12

    The Horrendous Heap
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    4.34     · 496 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 2005 · 4 editions
    Experience Snicket in the worst way from the very …

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    Book 1-13

    The Complete Wreck
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    4.35     · 16712 Ratings · 1144 Reviews · published 2006 · 26 editions
    Some boxes should never be opened.

    For the first t…

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    Book 1-4, 9-10

    A Series of Unfortunate Events Pack
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    4.43     · 251 Ratings · 17 Reviews · 2 editions
    Contains 6 books in the Series of Unfortunate Even…

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    Book 3-4

    Kraj otvorenog prozora i U strašnoj pilani
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    4.00     · 23 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2005 · 1 edition

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    Book 4-6

    The Situation Worsens: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 4-6
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    4.33     · 1170 Ratings · 33 Reviews · published 2002 · 17 editions
    NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES A Warning from the I…

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    Book 5-8

    A Series Of Unfortunate Events Pack (Books 5-8)
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    4.26     · 778 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 2004 · 7 editions
    A Series of Unfortunate Events Pack (Books 5-8) (S…

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    Book 5-9

    A Series of Unfortunate Events Book Set - Books #5-9
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    4.33     · 213 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2006 · 3 editions
    Series of Unfortunate Events Set - books #5-9 (The…

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    Book 7-9

    The Dilemma Deepens: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 7-9
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    4.31     · 950 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2001 · 16 editions
    NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES A Warning from the W…

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    Book 10-11

    Les désastreuses aventures des Orphelins Baudelaires: 4/ Intégrale
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    4.06     · 35 Ratings · 5 editions
    La série culte que s'arrache le monde entier. Cett…

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    Book 10-12

    The Gloom Looms: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 10-12
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    4.29     · 473 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2005 · 7 editions
    NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES A Warning from the P…

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    Book 10-13

    A Series of Unfortunate Events Collection: Books 10-13
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    4.49     · 442 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2012 · 5 editions
    NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

    A Warning from the

    If…

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    Book 12-13

    Les Désastreuses Aventures des orphelins Baudelaires
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    4.19     · 31 Ratings · 3 editions
    La série culte que s'arrache le monde entier.
    Cette…

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    The Blank Book
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    4.04     · 793 Ratings · 49 Reviews · published 2004 · 6 editions

    This may look like just another book in Lemony Sn…

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    The Puzzling Puzzles: Bothersome Games Which Will Bother Some People
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    3.94     · 256 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2004 · 9 editions
    From mazes and puzzles to word games and crafts, t…

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    Behind the Scenes with Count Olaf
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    3.64     · 99 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 5 editions
    Evil Count Olaf walks you through the movie. Inclu…

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    The Notorious Notations
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    4.17     · 70 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
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    Like most fugitives who have vowed t…

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