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Dear reader,


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…


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 Ersatz Elevatorthe siblings face a darkened staircase, a red herring, friends in a dire situation, three mysterious initials, a liar with an evil scheme, a secret passageway and parsley soda.


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.


Despite their wretched contents, ‘A Series of Unfortunat

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‘Perhaps A Series of Unfortunate Events is so special simply because Handler saw children as people. He took his readers seriously' – Guardian

‘Lemony Snicket is the new Harry Potter’ – Entertainment Weekly

‘Deliciously wicked and wonderful’ – The Times

‘Lemony Snicket is a publishing phenomenon’ – Independent

‘Harry Potter’s worst nightmare’ – Evening Standard

The Ersatz Elevator A Series of Unfortunate

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      Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
      Published 3 September 2012
      ISBN-13 9781405266123
      978-1405266123
      ISBN-10 1405266120
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Dear reader,


      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…


      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 Ersatz Elevatorthe siblings face a darkened staircase, a red herring, friends in a dire situation, three mysterious initials, a liar with an evil scheme, a secret passageway and parsley soda.


      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.


      Despite their wretched contents, ‘A Series of Unfortunat

      Trade Review

      ‘Perhaps A Series of Unfortunate Events is so special simply because Handler saw children as people. He took his readers seriously' – Guardian

      ‘Lemony Snicket is the new Harry Potter’ – Entertainment Weekly

      ‘Deliciously wicked and wonderful’ – The Times

      ‘Lemony Snicket is a publishing phenomenon’ – Independent

      ‘Harry Potter’s worst nightmare’ – Evening Standard

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