A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events, a set of 13 books, details the experiences of the Baudelaire children – Violet, Klaus, and Sunny – after they have been orphaned when their parents died at a fire in their house.

After the death of their parents, they were shortly adopted by Mr. Poe, a banker who is a friend of their parents. Later on, they were sent to live with Count Olaf who is supposedly either the siblings’ third cousin four times removed, or their fourth cousin three times removed. Upon living with him, the siblings discover that he is an evil man who has set his eyes on the children’s inheritance.

Upon discovering Count Olaf’s evil motive, they constantly turn to Mr. Poe for help. The different books recount how Count Olaf disguises himself in order to get closer to the children and get his hands on their fortune.

The series also shows the different talents that each of the siblings posses. Violet is a skilled inventor, trying to invent things in order to help them in their adventures. Klaus likes to research and find new information. Sunny, the youngest of the three, has very sharp teeth that can bite anything. Later on, as Sunny grows from a baby to a little girl, she also discovers that she has a talent for cooking and speaking in sophisticated languages. All these talents help the Baudelaire children solve problems that come their way.

On December 2004, a movie version based on the first three books was released. It was officially called “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”. It starred Jim Carrey as Count Olaf.

 

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*Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Series_of_Unfortunate_Events