The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)

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library binding, 176 pages

English language

Published Aug. 25, 1999 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-06-028312-4
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OCLC Number:
41070636

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4 stars (5 reviews)

After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.

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A dark children's story

3 stars

A dark children's story about three orphans who get farmed out to their evil & conniving relative, who has eyes only for their fortune. The baddies are over-the-top, and the good adults frustratingly disregard the children's inadequate cries for help. Some questionable plot points.

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Subjects

  • Orphans -- Fiction.
  • Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
  • Humorous stories.