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The Penultimate Peril (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events
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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 Penultimate Peril, the
siblings face a harpoon gun, a rooftop sunbathing salon, two
mysterious initials, three unidentified triplets, a notorious
villain, and an unsavoury curry... 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 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. Are you unlucky
enough to own all 13 adventures? The Bad Beginning The Reptile Room
The Wide Window The Miserable Mill The Austere Academy The Ersatz
Elevator The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous
Carnival The Slippery Slope The Grim Grotto The Penultimate Peril
The End 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: 'Who Could That Be at This Hour?' 'When Did you
Last See Her?' 'Shouldn't You Be in School?' 'Why is This Night
Different from All Other Nights?' 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. 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.
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