{"product_id":"9781405266062","title":"The Bad Beginning","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  SNICKET, LEMONY \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eChildren's, Teenage \u0026amp; educational\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 September 2012 by EGMONT BOOKS (N\/A).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | \u003cbr\u003e184 x 129 x 14 | 164g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDear reader,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There is nothing to be found in Lemony Snicket's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' but misery and despair. You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, then proceed with caution...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In The Bad Beginning, the siblings encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune and cold porridge for breakfast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Despite their wretched contents, 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' has sold 60 million copies worldwide and been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey. And in the future things are poised to get much worse, thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris. You have been warned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Bad Beginning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Reptile Room\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Wide Window\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Miserable Mill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Austere Academy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Ersatz Elevator\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Vile Village\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Hostile Hospital\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Carnivorous Carnival\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Slippery Slope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Grim Grotto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Penultimate Peril\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The End\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And what about All the Wrong Questions? In this four-book series a 13-year-old Lemony chronicles his dangerous and puzzling apprenticeship in a mysterious organisation that nobody knows anything about:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Who Could That Be at This Hour?'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'When Did you Last See Her?'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Shouldn't You Be in School?'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lemony Snicket was born before you were and is likely to die before you as well. He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious and prone to riot. He grew up near the sea and currently lives beneath it. Until recently, he was living somewhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Brett Helquist was born in Ganado, Arizona, grew up in Orem, Utah, and now lives in New York City. He earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Brigham Young University and has been illustrating ever since. His art has appeared in many publications, including Cricket magazine and The New York Times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43924713537795,"sku":"9781405266062","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781405266062_21356fe4-5a8b-4f3d-af02-3f221aeb6fdd.jpg?v=1731338609","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781405266062","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}