Contents

Dear Reader

For Beatrice—

Chapter One

If you have ever peeled an onion, then you know…

Chapter Two

It is useless for me to describe to you how…

Chapter Three

As I’m sure you know, there are many words in…

Chapter Four

By the time the Baudelaire orphans returned to Ishmael’s tent,…

Chapter Five

Unless you are unusually insouciant—which is merely a fancy way…

Chapter Six

At this point, you may find yourself recognizing all of…

Chapter Seven

The predicament of the Baudelaire orphans as they sat abandoned…

Chapter Eight

Thinking about something is like picking up a stone when…

Chapter Nine

The phrase “in the dark,” as I’m sure you know,…

Chapter Ten

Ishmael stepped out of the darkness, running a hand along…

Chapter Eleven

Perhaps one night, when you were very small, someone tucked…

Chapter Twelve

It is a curious thing, but as one travels the…

Chapter Thirteen

It is a well-known but curious fact that the first…

Chapter Fourteen

The last entry in the Baudelaire parents’ handwriting in A…

About the Author and the Illustrator

To My Kind Editor

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher

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