In it, the character he portrays will marry a young girl. The reading distracts them from their unhappy life.Ĭount Olaf announces that the children will participate in a stage play that his troupe will perform. Violet borrows volumes on engineering, Klaus reads tomes on wolves, and Sunny selects a book with pictures of teeth. The only respite for the children is provided by a neighbor, Justice Strauss, who invites them to visit her house and its big library filled with books.
Poe at his office and describe their awful situation, but Poe says that Count Olaf, as their legal guardian, may do as he sees fit. His house is dark and filthy, and he treats them cruelly, making them do heavy chores, slapping them when they protest, and allowing only a single bedroom and bed for all three children. Poe, to live with a distant relative, the stage performer Count Olaf. Their children-Violet, 14, a budding inventor Klaus, 12, a student of biology and Sunny, a gurgling infant who likes to shriek and bite-are sent by the family’s banker, Mr. Baudelaire, a wealthy couple, die suddenly when their mansion burns down. Its 2015 eBook version forms the basis for this study guide. The book contains illustrations by Brett Helquist. Handler’s other works include companion books for the Lemony Snicket series, eight novels for adults, several screenplays, and recordings of his compositions for accordion.Ĭontent Warning: The story includes episodes of cruelty to children, including verbal abuse, threats, kidnaping, and violence. Author Handler published a related four-book series, All the Wrong Questions, in which Lemony Snicket details his own unusual childhood.
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