Be warned - to commiserate 25 years of misfortune and gloom unleashed upon generations of children, Lemony Snicket-s publishers have taken the untold risk of creating brand new collectors- editions of A Series of Unfortunate Events, illustrated by the obscenely talented Emily Gravett. The temptation to buy a copy is severe indeed-Dear reader,You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, then proceed with caution-Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.In The Reptile Room the siblings endure a car accident, a terrible smell, a deadly serpent, a long knife, a brass reading lamp, and the re-appearance of a person they-d hoped never to see again.In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark co
