A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning: The Short-Lived Edition - Couverture rigide

Snicket, Lemony

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ISBN 10 : 0062206044 ISBN 13 : 9780062206046

Editeur : HarperCollins, 2012

Synopsis

The Bad Beginning 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. Never before has a tale of three likable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously happy. Illustrations. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Dear Reader,

The book you are holding in your hands is a short-lived edition of a book that will likely make your life shorter as well. The tale of three Baudelaire children, who find themselves thrown into an unhappy situation containing a treacherous villain with an evil scheme and bad manners, becomes more and more dreadful on each page, and everyone so foolhardy as to read it will find themselves weeping and moaning by the end of the book.

This book is offered at an introductory price, but it introduces the reader to such unpleasantries as a disastrous fire, itchy clothing, a baby trapped in a cage, a plot to steal an enormous fortune, and dusty curtains.

I made a solemn promise to write down these wretched tales, but you have no such promise, and if I were you I would put down a book this terrible, no matter how reasonably priced.

With all due respect,

Lemony Snicket

Biographie de l'auteur :

Lemony Snicket had an unusual education which may or may not explain his ability to evade capture. He is the author of the 13 volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events, several picture books including The Dark, and the books collectively titled All The Wrong Questions.

Brett Helquist's celebrated art has graced books from the charming Bedtime for Bear, which he also wrote, to the New York Times–bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket to the glorious picture book adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062206044
• ISBN 13: 9780062206046
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Illustrateur: Helquist Brett