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 odour.
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.
關於作者:
Lemony Snicket is the pen name of Daniel Handler, who was born
on February 28, 1970. As Lemony Snicket, he is the author of and
appears as a character in the children''s book series A Series of
Unfortunate Events. He has also written or contributed to other
works under the pen name of Lemony Snicket that are not related to
A Series of Unfortunate Events including Baby in the Manger, The
Lump of Coal, and The Composer is Dead. Under his real name,
Handler is the author of several books for adults including The
Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, and Adverbs.