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The Bad Beginning

A Series Of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket Book 1

Book 1 of the A Series Of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket series.Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire lose their parents in a fire and are sent to live with the menacing actor Count Olaf. He plots to seize their fortune through a bizarre marriage scheme, forcing the siblings to rely on their wits.

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Published 1999
Part of the A Series Of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket series as book 1.

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Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire lose their parents in a fire and are sent to live with the menacing actor Count Olaf. He plots to seize their fortune through a bizarre marriage scheme, forcing the siblings to rely on their wits.

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The Bad Beginning is linked to Part of the A Series Of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket series as book 1. Part of the Daniel Handler Lemony Snicket series as book 1..

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The Bad Beginning was published in 1999.