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A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

13 primary works • 38 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 1

The Bad Beginning
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4.02 · 562106 Ratings · 24382 Reviews · published 1999 · 245 editions
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    Book 2

    The Reptile Room
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    4.02     · 241769 Ratings · 10154 Reviews · published 1999 · 68 editions
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    Book 3

    The Wide Window
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    3.95     · 208270 Ratings · 7658 Reviews · published 2000 · 173 editions
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    Book 4

    The Miserable Mill
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    3.86     · 182044 Ratings · 6268 Reviews · published 2000 · 146 editions
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    Book 5

    The Austere Academy
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    4.01     · 171617 Ratings · 5860 Reviews · published 2000 · 3 editions
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    Book 6

    The Ersatz Elevator
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    4.06     · 157621 Ratings · 5160 Reviews · published 2001 · 119 editions

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    Book 7

    The Vile Village
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    3.97     · 151796 Ratings · 4380 Reviews · published 2001 · 4 editions
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    Book 8

    The Hostile Hospital
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    3.99     · 127060 Ratings · 3962 Reviews · published 2001 · 114 editions
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    Book 9

    The Carnivorous Carnival
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    4.01     · 138542 Ratings · 3815 Reviews · published 2002 · 3 editions
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    Book 10

    The Slippery Slope
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    4.05     · 133905 Ratings · 3766 Reviews · published 2003 · 1 edition

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    Book 11

    The Grim Grotto
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    4.03     · 122913 Ratings · 3494 Reviews · published 2004 · 2 editions
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    Book 12

    The Penultimate Peril
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    4.08     · 115284 Ratings · 3543 Reviews · published 2005 · 91 editions

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    Book 13

    The End
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    4.04     · 115081 Ratings · 6257 Reviews · published 2006 · 28 editions
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    Book 1-2

    The Reptile Room, The Bad Beginning
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    4.32     · 346 Ratings · 16 Reviews · 11 editions
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    Book 1-3

    The Trouble Begins: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-3
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    4.14     · 3935 Ratings · 180 Reviews · published 2000 · 1 edition
    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     · 2859 Ratings · 70 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     · 299 Ratings · 12 Reviews · 8 editions
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    Book 1-7

    A Series of Unfortunate Events
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    4.44     · 427 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 16 editions
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    Book 1-9

    A Series of Unfortunate Events Set books #1-9
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    4.21     · 861 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     · 2302 Ratings · 85 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     · 497 Ratings · 29 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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    4.34     · 16628 Ratings · 1132 Reviews · published 2006 · 26 editions
    Some boxes should never be opened.

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    Book 1-4, 9-10

    A Series of Unfortunate Events Pack
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    4.43     · 249 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     · 1162 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     · 776 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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    4.34     · 211 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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    4.30     · 941 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2001 · 16 editions
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    Book 10-11

    Les désastreuses aventures des Orphelins Baudelaires: 4/ Intégrale
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    4.06     · 34 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     · 472 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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    4.48     · 433 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2012 · 5 editions
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    Book 12-13

    Les Désastreuses Aventures des orphelins Baudelaires
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    4.22     · 32 Ratings · 3 editions
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    Cette…

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    Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
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    3.74     · 19919 Ratings · 928 Reviews · published 2002 · 33 editions
    A Warning from the Publisher:

    Many readers have que…

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    The Beatrice Letters
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    3.77     · 10492 Ratings · 698 Reviews · published 2006 · 6 editions

    Top secret—only for readers deeply interested in …

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    The Blank Book
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    4.04     · 787 Ratings · 47 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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    3.95     · 254 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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