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A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events was written by Daniel Handler under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket. The somewhat macabre series follows the Baudelaire children through a series of guardians after their parents death in a fire. Their wicked uncle, Count Olaf, causes them problem after problem along the way.

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Does Lemony Snicket write books for adults?

Yes! I was reading a kids newspaper called First News(Can't remember date, sorry!) and it said 'Good week for...Lemony Snicket Fans.
Lemony snicket has revealed that he is going to be writing a new series
of books.'

As for A series of Unfortunate Events, the won't be any more of those books. He has finished with those! I know, I'm upset about it too but don't worry, many other fans (who have heard the news) are eagerly awating the UNKOWN NEW SERIES!!! so watchh this space, I may be back to let you know if more news surfaces, but for now....stay cool!

From Merlin's Apprentice.

P.S B.E.A.T.R.I.C.E S.A.N.K. ... .V.F.D. 0.0

By the way, I accidentally posted this with the other person's answer before so ignore it lol :P

What are The values in the Series of Unfortunate Events?

The values are that not everyone in the world is bad or good, everyone does good and bad. A criminal can do something good and a nobleman can do something bad. A notorious villain can do something helpful or pleasing and a very truthful person can lie or cheat.

What is the moral lesson in a Series of Unfortunate Events?

Well, I don’t think there really is a moral lesson in a Series of Unfortunate Events. The story revolves around orphans who are being hunted down by an evil man who tries to steal their fortune. Although the series is great, I don’t think there is a lesson.

What is the second a series of unfortunate events called?

The Wide Window is book the third in A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Where did Violet Baudelaire live?

she lived at 28 Prospero Place Boston MA U.S.A BUT IT WAS BURNED DOWN and she is dead now here is all the information about her In The Beatrice Letters, which was published before The End, it is revealed that Beatrice's full name is Beatrice Baudelaire, making her a relative of the Baudelaire orphans. It later becomes clear that this Beatrice is the Baudelaire orphans' mother, and that there is another Beatrice Baudelaire, Kit Snicket's child, who is born in The End and raised by the orphans. The Beatrice Letters reveals that both Beatrices are baticeers (a person who trains bats). Baticeer is an anagram for Beatrice, much as "My Silence Knot" was an anagram for Lemony Snicket and Carrie E. Abelabudite - a supposed patient in the Surgical Ward at Heimlich Hospital - is an anagram for Beatrice Baudelaire. Lemony Snicket was in love with Beatrice and they were engaged, but she canceled the marriage and married Bertrand instead. Various hints are dispensed throughout the series as to why she called off the marriage. According to Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography, Lemony Snicket is mistakenly reported by The Daily Punctilio as dead. This possibly backfires, because in The Grim Grotto, Lemony makes reference to Captain Widdershins convincing Beatrice that a certain story in a newspaper was true. The other evidence for her belief was that she had planned to name Violet 'Lemony' had she been a boy, in accordance with the family custom of naming a child after a friend who had passed away. We can assume that Beatrice at one time believed that Snicket was dead. When Lemony was revealed to be alive, she had already married Bertrand and she could not marry him. However, it is possible that this is not the reason Beatrice broke off her engagement with Lemony, as told in The Beatrice Letters she returned his engagement ring and sent him a 200-page book explaining why the two could not wed, something she could not have done had she believed Snicket to be dead, although it may have been after he was revealed to be alive. In The End, when Kit Snicket nears death, she informs the Baudelaire children that "their families have always been close, even if they had to stay apart from one another". Snicket mentions Beatrice's death in the dedication of each book. Beatrice, the Baudelaire orphans' mother, may have stolen Esmé Squalor's sugar bowl, which is an important artifact in the series. In The Ersatz Elevator, Esmé declares to the Baudelaires that she wanted to "steal from [them] the way Beatrice stole from me." In The Penultimate Peril, Esmé exclaims "Beatrice stole it [the sugar bowl] from me!" However, in The Hostile Hospital, Lemony Snicket states that he, and not Beatrice, stole the sugar bowl. Even prior to the release of the thirteenth book, there was speculation that Beatrice was the Baudelaires' mother, based on the fact that a list of anagrams in The Hostile Hospital includes "Carrie E. Abelabudite" an anagram for Beatrice Baudelaire. However, the same list includes "Ned H. Rirger" an anagram for Red Herring (a similar passage, juxtaposing evidence that Beatrice is Mrs. Baudelaire and the "Red Herring" anagram appears in The Unauthorized Autobiography. However, the red herring may also be the name "Monty Kensickle', yet another anagram for Lemony Snicket). The Baudelaires have heard her name mentioned twice by Esmé Squalor, but they have not had opportunity to discuss it, so it was unknown if the name meant anything to them. The Beatrice Letters reveal that Beatrice and Lemony first met when they were still schoolchildren and Beatrice was friends and classmates with the Duchess of Winnipeg, R. that's about Beatrice husband Bertrand Baudelaire is described by Lemony Snicket as having been a jovial and friendly man. It was revealed in The Penultimate Peril that his first name was Bertrand. He and his wife Beatrice were members of the secret organization V.F.D., and were friends with many of its members. Mr. Baudelaire was, according to The Hostile Hospital, a good cook. His need for help in opening a can of condensed milk was the beginning of Sunny's interest in cooking. He was also good friends with Dewey Denouement, and Dewey mentioned that the two liked to recite an American humorist poem of the nineteenth century composed by John Godfrey Saxe together. In The Erastz Elevator, the book also mentions a time when he tried to make a whole salad meal on the floor because he was simply too tired to stand.

it was said so "Betrand Baudelaire lived through the fire of the Baudelaire mansion." (But no one knows). {| ! style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; BACKGROUND: blue; COLOR: #000; TEXT-ALIGN: center" colspan="2" | Bertrand Baudelaire ! First appearance | Mentioned in The Bad Beginning ! Created by | Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) ! style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; BACKGROUND: blue; COLOR: #000; TEXT-ALIGN: center" colspan="2" | Information ! Gender | Male ! Age | Adult, Possibly Deceased ! Spouse(s) | Beatrice Baudelaire ! Children | Violet Baudelaire, Klaus Baudelaire, Sunny Baudelaire ! Address | Baudelaire Mansion ! style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; BACKGROUND: red; COLOR: #000; TEXT-ALIGN: center" colspan="2" | Beatrice Baudelaire ! First appearance | Mentioned in The Bad Beginning ! Last appearance | The Beatrice Letters ! Cause/reason | Died of being incinerated ! Created by | Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) ! style="FONT-SIZE: 120%; BACKGROUND: red; COLOR: #000; TEXT-ALIGN: center" colspan="2" | Information ! Gender | Female ! Age | Adult, Possibly Deceased ! Occupation | mother ! Family | Baudelaire ! Spouse(s) | Bertrand Baudelaire, Lemony Snicket (past boyfriend) ! Children | Violet Baudelaire, Klaus Baudelaire, Sunny Baudelaire ! Address | Baudelaire Mansion Dedications These dedications are made to the first Beatrice Baudelaire (the mother of the Baudelaire orphans) by Lemony Snicket in each book in A Series of Unfortunate Events. ! Book ! Quotation | The Bad Beginning To Beatrice - darling, dearest, dead. The Reptile Room For Beatrice - My love for you shall live forever. You, however, did not. The Wide Window For Beatrice - I would much prefer it if you were alive and well. The Miserable Mill To Beatrice - My love flew like a butterfly Until death swooped down like a bat As the poet Emma Montana McElroy said: "That's the end of that." The Austere Academy For Beatrice - You will always be in my heart, In my mind, And in your grave. The Ersatz Elevator For Beatrice - When we met my life began, Soon afterward, yours ended. The Vile Village For Beatrice - When we were together I felt breathless. Now you are. The Hostile Hospital For Beatrice - Summer without you is as cold as winter. Winter without you is even colder. The Carnivorous Carnival For Beatrice - Our love broke my heart, and stopped yours. The Slippery Slope For Beatrice - When we first met, you were pretty, and I was lonely. Now I am pretty lonely. The Grim Grotto For Beatrice - Dead women tell no tales. Sad men write them down. The Penultimate Peril For Beatrice - No one could extinguish my love, or your house. The End For Beatrice - I cherished, you perished. The world's been nightmarished Chapter Fourteen For Beatrice - We are like boats passing in the night - particularly you. The Beatrice Letters To Beatrice, and From Her The fire which killed Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire was the starting point for the first book of the series, The Bad Beginning. While it has not been explicitly stated whether the fire was accidental or the result of arson, Snicket has several times hinted that someone else was at the Baudelaire mansion when the fire started. In letter correspondence between Mr. Snicket and the Vineyard of Fragrant Grapes (where the wedding between Lemony and Beatrice was supposed to take place) the Sebald code is applied in The Unauthorized Autobiography and says something like "hello, if you are still alive watch out" and then something roughly implying "if you get married here, the count will burn you and Beatrice". The count is supposedly Count Olaf. This is a probable explanation as to who burned down the mansion, but has not been confirmed. In The Wide Window when Mr. Poe is listing the things Olaf is wanted for, he says, "The Lake Lachrymose Police Department will be happy to capture a known criminal wanted for fraud, murder, and the endangerment of children," and Count Olaf adds, "and arson." This implies that Count Olaf has been responsible for at least one fire. However, he cryptically implies that it wasn't him when, after the Baudelaires accuse him of murdering their parents, he asks "Is that what you think?". Other characters, such as Duncan, Isadora and Quigley Quagmire have lost parents in similar fires, and members of V.F.D. are logical suspects. In the movie version of the series, during the time when Olaf is forcing Violet to marry him, Klaus finds a giant magnifying glass which focuses the light. He finds that it is a clear shot to the house, heavily implying that Olaf used this glass as a method of arson. There is evidence that one of the Baudelaire parents survived. In The Hostile Hospital, the Snicket File, found in Heimlich Hospital's Library of Records, said "Due to the evidence discussed on page 9, experts now suspect that there may in fact be one survivor of the fire, but the survivor's whereabouts are unknown." The Baudelaire children took this as meaning that one of their parents may be alive. In The Slippery Slope, Quigley Quagmire implied that he was the survivor of a fire and not Mr. or Mrs. Baudelaire. Lemony Snicket has said, at different times, that Beatrice and Bertrand are both dead. It is possible that the fire mentioned in the hospital records was actually the Quagmire fire, and that the survivor referred to was, in fact, Quigley. In The Carnivorous Carnival, when the Hook-Handed Man says that one of the parents is alive, Lemony Snicket says that the statement is not true. However, this could be taken several ways: i.e. it could be that they are both dead, or that they are both alive. But Lemony Snicket also indicates that Beatrice Baudelaire had died, especially in his dedications in the beginnings in each book. It is possible that the dedications in each book are referring to Lemony and Beatrice's love being dead. So it seems that if both parents are alive, then Lemony Snicket was lying, either about Beatrice being dead or both Baudelaire parents being alive. In The End, Lemony Snicket also says in Chapter Fourteen that the person that built the boat Beatrice (Bertrand) was in the same place where the Baudelaire orphans were (the island of "Olaf-Land"), what implies that of some way, Bertrand escaped the fire and was in the island. The final passage of The End can be read to indicate that Bertrand Baudelaire did survive the fires, assumed the identity of Lemony Snicket, who was actually dead, and has been searching for his children ever since, never managing to catch up with them. In the Slippery Slope, near the end, Lemony Snicket suggests that the Baudelaire orphans father, Bertrand Baudelaire, is dead when deciphering a poem referred to on the back of a mustard jar, in the list of ingredients.The poem is as follows: That no life lives forever; That dead men rise up never; That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea. The Penultimate Peril also opens up more possibilities about the Baudelaire parents' past. Kit Snicket tells the children about a night that she attended an opera (La forza del destino) with the Baudelaires, and handed them a box of poison darts before Esmé Squalor sees them. Later in the book Count Olaf reveals that his parents were killed by poison darts, and also that he has good reason to hate the Baudelaires. This would imply that the Baudelaire parents murdered Count Olaf's parents, explaining Olaf's grudge against the family (and his motive for burning down the Baudelaire mansion, as many believe), and possibly also why he became a villain. However, this has never been truly confirmed. One of the 13 Shocking Secrets You'll Wish You Never Knew About Lemony Snicket states that Lemony helped Beatrice to commit a serious crime before her death, which can possibly be the murder of Olaf's parents. Another reveals that Snicket is wanted for arson. However, in Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography, he mentions that he knows of other people starting fires, although he himself did not. There is a possibility that he is only reported to committed arson, and actually was framed. In The End, Count Olaf, a known arsonist, refuses to confirm or deny the charge that he was responsible for the death of the Baudelaire parents and tells the Baudelaires that they don't know anything. Charles Baudelaire.

Snicket is apparently fond of using literary and philosophical allusions in his books. The Baudelaires are named after Charles Baudelaire who wrote "La Béatrice" and their father, Bertrand, is possibly named for Aloysius Bertrand, a poet who strongly influenced Baudelaire. Another allusion could be the character of Beatrice from Dante's Inferno who, like the Baudelaires' mother, is a lost love of the narrator. Charles Pierre Baudelaire was a 19th century French poet known for his macabre style - something also quite apparent in Lemony Snicket's writings. * Violet Baudelaire Violet Baudelaire is possibly named after the lawyer in the von Bülow case. * Klaus Baudelaire Klaus Baudelaire is named after Claus von Bülow. * Sunny Baudelaire Von Bülow's wife, Martha, was called Sunny. * Bertrand Baudelaire (the children's father). * Beatrice Baudelaire (the children's mother, Lemony Snicket's former love). * Beatrice Baudelaire (Kit Snicket's daughter, of whom the Baudelaire orphans are the guardians) Bice "Beatrice" Portinari was Dantë's inspiration and "true" love, whom he met when he was 9 and she was 8. However, she married another man and died three years later. This is probably the basis for the elder Beatrice Baudelaire (who Snicket met when he was 11 and she was 10; he fell in love with her, but she married another man (Bertrand Baudelaire) and died seemingly soon after). Preceded by

None Guardian of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire Succeeded by

Mr Poe Preceded by

unknown Facilitators of Olaf-Land Succeeded by

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A Series of Unfortunate Events

by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) | Novels 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

Other media Feature film (soundtrack) · The Tragic Treasury · Video game

Accompanying

materials The Beatrice Letters · The Blank Book · The Dismal Dinner · Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography · The Notorious Notations · The Puzzling Puzzles · 13 Shocking Secrets You'll Wish You Never Knew About Lemony Snicket

Characters Violet Baudelaire · Klaus Baudelaire · Sunny Baudelaire · Count Olaf · Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire · Beatrice · Hook-handed man · Mr. Poe · Quagmire triplets · Lemony Snicket · Snicket siblings · Carmelita Spats · Esmé Squalor · Guardians · Count Olaf's associates · Supporting characters

Elements Recurring themes · Geographic locations · Businesses · Houses · V.F.D. · Animals · The Littlest Elf · Snow Scouts · The Daily Punctilio · Medusoid Mycelium · The Great Unknown

V.F.D.List of V.F.D.s · Snicket file · Sugar bowl · V.F.D. Codes · Zombies in the Snow · Queequeg

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_and_Beatrice_Baudelaire"

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Where does count olaf live?

it was never mentioned in the book where he lived

What is the time frame of a series of unfortunate events?

The time frame of the series of unfortunate events is sometime in the 1900's. The books do exhibit technology that would not have existed in that time period giving the series a little steam punk feel.

What is a vile person?

A vile person can be defined as someone who is horrible, mean, disgusting and evil.

Hat are the differences between Dr Montgomery and count olaf in the unfortunate of events the reptile room?

Uncle monty was a good loving guardian while Count olaf was plotting to murder the Children.Count olaf didn't read or know the first thing about snakes...Uncle monty LOVED to read(after all he had a big liabery about snakes) and snakes were his life!

What is the climax of the story the wide window by lemony snicket?

Count Olaf or "Captain Sham" (as he calls himself) forces Aunt Josephine to write a note to the Baudelaires saying that she killed herself but really she is hiding in a cave on the other side of the lake.

Who are the characters in Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events book 2?

The main characters are Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, three very unluck orphans placed under the care of numerous gaurdians, all the while being pursued by their villainous distant relative Count Olaf, who is after the emourmous fortune that survived the dreadful housefire that began the children's misfortunes.

Where are the baudelaire children?

The Baudlaires are real, Violet is 20 (with her big fortune) Klaus is 18 (sharing the money) and sunny is maybe 7 years old (sharing money).

They are in England hiding because of all the enemies they have.

Is violet baudelaire still alive?

maybe...maybe not.

the Beatrice Letters suggest that they survived the boat ride back to civilization,, but it is still unknown.

How does violet Baudelaire look like?

She has brown hair and eyes. She wears a purple dress. When she was thinking about her next invention, she would tie her long brown hair in a ribbon. She is 14 in the first book and is right handed. Violet was the oldest of her siblings. She liked to skip rocks. She had a knack for inventing and building strange devices. Her brain was always filled with pictures of pulleys, levers, gears and more. She was always caring for her other siblings, but mostly for the youngest, Sunny. She has a lot of personalities such as being intelligent, polite and is resourceful. Herself and her brothers are very unfortunate too. She takes on many challenges with others. She is a leader or mom for her siblings.

What is Uncle Monty's new snake called in A Series of Unfortunate Events?

Uncle Monty's newly discovered snake was called the Incredibly Deadly Viper. The name is a misnomer, as the snake is completely harmless, but Monty wished to play a prank on his colleagues who made fun of his name being Montgomery Montgomery.

Did one of the baudelaires parents survived the fire?

The Baudelaires are told by a fortune teller in the 9th book that one of their parents survived the fire but they find out later in the 13th book, that both their parents perished in the fire.

What happens in the end of the book Shadow Play?

Matt returns to the Opium fields to find out that everyone besides the eejies, Celia, Mr.Ortega, and Draft Donald are dead. Matt also becomes the new drug lord due to the fact that he is El Patrons clone. he wants to send for maria, and his friends but it never says if he does.

What are the conflicts in 'The Bad Beginning'?

There are many unfortunate conflicts in this book: 1. The three kids are told their Parents were perished in a fire. 2. And according to the will they have to live with their distant relative Count Olaf. 3. Olaf leaves them with difficult tasks to complete everyday, like cutting wood, making dinner for his nasty theatre troupe, leaves them with one bed in a cramped in room and strikes Klaus (the middle child) in the face 4. Kidnapped Sunny and hangs her in a birdcage from Olaf's tower 5. Forces them to be in his play making Violet (the eldest) his wife and tricking them to get their fortune

Where did the Baudelaire's live?

It is nowhere, it is a fictional mansion for a fictional family that never existed.

Its in England and its real

What happened to Bertrand Baudelaire?

He is the father of Violet,Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire.