Title of the work
Country of the First Edition
Country/countries of popularity
Original Language
First Edition Date
First Edition Details
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning, New York: HarperCollins, 1999, 163 pp.
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room, New York: HarperCollins, 1999, 191 pp.
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window, New York: HarperCollins, 2000, 214 pp.
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill, New York: HarperCollins, 2000, 194 pp.
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy, New York: HarperCollins, 2000, 221 pp.
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Vile Village, New York: HarperCollins, 2001, 256 pp.
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator, New York: HarperCollins, 2001, 256 pp.
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Hostile Hospital, New York: HarperCollins, 2001, 257 pp.
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Carnivorous Carnival, New York: HarperCollins, 2002, 286 pp.
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Slippery Slope, New York: HarperCollins, 2003, 337 pp.
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Grim Grotto, New York: HarperCollins, 2004, 323 pp.
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Penultimate Peril, New York: HarperCollins, 2005, 353 pp.
Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End, New York: HarperCollins, 2006, 324 pp.
Awards
Multiple awards, including:
2001 – IRA Children's Choice Awards (The Wide Window);
2002 – IRA Children's Choice Awards (The Vile Village and The Hostile Hospital);
2003 – Colorado Children's Book Award - Junior Novel Winner (The Bad Beginning);
2003 – Nevada Young Readers Award - Young Reader (The Bad Beginning);
2005 – Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards - Favorite Book (A Series of Unfortunate Events);
2006 – Quill Book Award - Children's Chapter Books/Middle Grades (The Penultimate Peril).
Genre
Black humor
Comedy plays
Crime films
Fiction
Gothic fiction
Target Audience
Crossover
Cover
A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Complete Wreck, by Lemony Snicket, etdrysskanel.com. Uploaded by Synne Rustad. Retrieved from flickr.com, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 (accessed: January 26, 2022).
Author of the Entry:
Susan Deacy, University of Roehampton, s.deacy@roehampton.ac.uk
Peer-reviewer of the Entry:
Elżbieta Olechowska, University of Warsaw, elzbieta.olechowska@gmail.com
Daniel A. Nkemleke, University of Yaounde 1, nkemlekedan@yahoo.com