Guide Note

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is the story of the Baudelaire Orphans and their misadventures with their greedy guardian, Count Olaf.

Fast Facts

1. Author: Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler
2. Genre: Childrens
3. Books in Series: 13
4. Publisher: Harper Collins
5. The final novel published in 2006
6. There are thirteen novels in the series
7. First three books were combined and adapted to film in 2005
8. Author often uses reverse psychology to deter readers from reading

• 1999: The Bad Beginning
• 1999: The Reptile Room
• 2000: The Wide Window
• 2000: The Miserable Mill
• 2000: The Austere Academy
• 2001: The Ersatz Elevator
• 2001: The Vile Village
• 2001: The Hostile Hospital
• 2002: The Carnivorous Carnival
• 2003: The Slippery Slope
• 2004: The Grim Grotto
• 2005: The Penultimate Peril
• 2006: The End

1. Violet: Violet is the oldest of the three children and first in line to the family fortune. In the film adaptation, Violet is played by Emily Browning.
2. Klaus: Klaus is the middle child of the three Baudelaire children. Klaus has a photographic memory and is played by Liam Aiken on screen.
3. Sunny: Sunny is an infant girl with large razor sharp teeth. In the film she is played by Kara and Shelby Hoffman
4. Count Olaf: Olaf is the guardian of the Baudelaire children and the villain of the series who is intent upon stealing the Baudelaire inheritance. In the film, Olaf is played by Jim Carrey.
5. Arthur Poe: Poe is the kindhearted but moronic banker who is responsible for watching after and executing the Baudelaire will.