Book the First: The Bad Beginning
After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.
Book the Second: The Reptile Room
After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.
Book the Third: The Wide Window
Catastrophes and misfortune continue to plague the Baudelaire orphans after they're sent to live with fearful Aunt Josephine who offers little protection against Count Olaf's treachery.
Book the Fourth: The Miserable Mill
Accidents, evil plots, and general misfortune abound when, in their continuing search for a home, the Baudelaire orphans are sent to live and work in a sinister lumbermill.
Book the Fifth: The Austere Academy
As their outrageous misfortune continues, the Baudelaire orphans are shipped off to a miserable boarding school, where they befriend the two Quagmire triplets and find that they have been followed by the dreaded Count Olaf.
Book the Sixth: The Ersatz Elevator
The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf dicovers their whereabouts at Esme Squalor's seventy-one-bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune.
Book the Seventh: The Vile Village
Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results.
Book the Eighth: The Hostile Hospital
On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans find themselves in Heimlich Hospital, with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit.
Book the Ninth: The Carnivorous Carnival
On the run as suspected murderers, the unlucky Baudelaire orphans find themselves trapped in the Caligari Carnival, where they must masquerade as freaks in order to hide from the evil Count Olaf.
Book the Tenth: The Slippery Slope
Veritable information not yet available, but it is suspected that Violet and Klaus Baudelaire must rescue their younger sister, Sunny from the clutches of Count Olaf, while in search of the V.F.D. headquarters in the Mortmain Mountains.
The Unauthorized Autobiography
I dare not jeopardize Mr. Snicket's life by revealing confidential information found in this book.
