The Bad Beginning

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1999 · Daniel Handler, Lemony Snicket

GenresGothic novelyoung adult fiction

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Book the First: The Bad Beginning is the first novel of the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The novel tells the story of three children, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, who become orphans following a house fire in which their parents perished, and are sent to live with Count Olaf, who attempts to steal their inheritance.

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Type: Book
Release date: September 30, 1999
Genres: Gothic novel, young adult fiction
Created by: Daniel Handler, Lemony Snicket
Countries: United States