The Trouble Begins: A Collection of Unfortunate Events

Illustrations copyright © 1999 by Brett Helquist Text copyright © 1999 by Lemony Snicket.

In this short bothersome book alone, the three orphans encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, and cold porridge for breakfast.

Lemony Snicket’s unhappy tale of the unlucky Baudelaire siblings begins with The Bad Beginning.

Should you not mind deadly serpents, slippery salamanders, lumpy beds, large brass reading lamps, long knives, and terrible odors, then proceed with caution to the second book in the miserable series, The Reptile Room.

Yoto Says: Exciting and dark, the Baudelaires' misadventures are wickedly fun for kids and adults alike.

You’ve been warned!

Several loathsome extras, including a compilation of unsettling quotations and a very disturbing portrait, await those who successfully complete the wretched journey.

Illustrations copyright © 1999 by Brett Helquist Text copyright © 2000 by Lemony Snicket.

Illustrations copyright © 2000 by Brett Helquist.

Others will not.

If you’ve got the stomach to wade through the first three tragic tales in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, then this troubling collection might be the one for you.

Text copyright © 1999 by Lemony Snicket.

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