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The Bad Beginning

Lemony Snicket
1999176 pages
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60 editions · 11 languages
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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.

Book 1 of 13 in A Series of Unfortunate Events

Reading order
  1. The Bad BeginningLemony Snicket1
  2. The Reptile RoomLemony Snicket, Brett Helquist et al.2
  3. The Wide WindowLemony Snicket, Brett Helquist et al.3
  4. The Miserable MillLemony Snicket4
  5. The Austere AcademyLemony Snicket, Brett Helquist et al.5
  6. The Ersatz ElevatorLemony Snicket, Brett Helquist et al.6
  7. The Vile VillageLemony Snicket, Brett Helquist et al.7
  8. The Hostile HospitalLemony Snicket, Brett Helquist et al.8
  9. The Carnivorous CarnivalLemony Snicket, Brett Helquist et al.9
  10. The Slippery SlopeLemony Snicket, Brett Helquist et al.10
  11. The Grim GrottoLemony Snicket, Brett Helquist et al.11
  12. The Penultimate PerilLemony Snicket, Brett Helquist et al.12
  13. The EndLemony Snicket, Brett Helquist et al.13

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Editions

60 editions · 11 languages
  • Audiobook · English · 2019
    A Series of Unfortunate Events
    Harpercollins · 9780062873927
  • Paperback · English · 2018
    Bad Beginning NETFLIX JACKET
    EGMONT · 9781405290647
  • Hardcover · English · 2017
    A Series of Unfortunate Events #1
    HarperCollins · 192 pages · 9780062796028
  • Paperback · English · 2012
    imusti · 9781405266062
  • Ebook · English · 2007
    HarperCollins · 9780061550232
  • Audiobook · English · 2006
    The Bad Beginning (Series of Unforunate Events)
    Listening Library · 9780807211588
FictionHumorous storiesBrothers and sistersOrphansChildren's fictionBrothers and sisters, fictionOrphans, fictionjuvenile fiction