The bad beginning

The Bad Beginning is the first book in A Series of Unfortunate Events, written by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler). It was adapted into a film, which was adapted into a video game. The book was later adapted into the TV series produced by Netflix as the first and second episodes of Season 1. In this book, the Baudelaire children become orphans after a mysterious fire destroys their mansion, and supposedly kills both of their parents. They are sent to live with a dismal abusive guardian named…

Hello, everyone! Hope all of you are having a wonderful week and that you’ve had time to relax and read… Luckily, I’ve been able to do some relaxing now that the semester is over,…

The Incredibly Deadly Viper, also known as Ink and Inky, is a snake discovered by famed herpetologist, Dr. Montgomery Montgomery.[1] According to the film, he discovered the viper in Tanzania. However, this may not apply to other media tied to the series so it remains a speculation. The appearance of the Incredibly Deadly Viper is known - he is as "black as a coal mine and as thick as a sewer pipe" with "bright green eyes" - but the order in which Ink's past unfolds is unknown. At one point…

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Redesigned The Series of Unfortunate Events book covers to look like Penguin Classics.

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