Lemony Snicket A Series Of Unfortunate Events Complete Collection 13 Children Books Set

A Series of Unfortunate Events is a complete children’s collection by Lemony Snicket, bringing together all 13 books in the series. The source describes it as an award-winning set, with recognition including the Colorado Children’s Book Award, The Nevada Young Readers Award and The Nene Award.

The story begins with a warning from Lemony Snicket that readers will find misery and despair in The Bad Beginning. The Baudelaire children are temporarily placed with Count Olaf by their parents’ banker, and he attempts to take their inheritance through a series of schemes. Across the collection, the source notes that Olaf continues to pursue the Baudelaire fortune using various disguises, while the children face ongoing misfortune and visit locations such as the Mortmain Mountains and the Hotel Denouement.

Included titles

• The Bad Beginning
• The Reptile Room
• The Wide Window
• The Miserable Mill
• The Austere Academy
• The Ersatz Elevator
• The Vile Village
• The Hostile Hospital
• The Carnivorous Carnival
• The Slippery Slope
• The Crim Crotto
• The Penul Timate Peril
• The End

Key details

• 13-book children’s set
• Written by Lemony Snicket
• Complete A Series of Unfortunate Events collection
• Awards listed: Colorado Children’s Book Award, The Nevada Young Readers Award, The Nene Award

Synopsis

The series opens with Lemony Snicket cautioning readers about the misery ahead in The Bad Beginning. After their parents’ banker places the children with Count Olaf, he attempts to claim their inheritance, including an effort to marry Violet in the first book.

The source states that Olaf continues to devise new plots throughout the collection, at times forcing a guardian to write a suicide note and appearing disguised as a school coach. The Baudelaire orphans also learn that their parents belonged to a secret society, leading them to places such as the Mortmain Mountains and the Hotel Denouement. In the final book, the children reach an island, where the source says Count Olaf receives retribution for his actions.