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The three Baudelaire children face hard times and threats. They are smart and easy to like. Yet these traits do not keep them safe. Their woes start when they hear awful news on a beach. They learn of a great fire. They must then live with a greedy villain. They wear itchy clothes and eat cold porridge for breakfast. They must also stop a plot to steal their wealth.

This short novel is for children. It starts Lemony Snicket’s series, O serie de evenimente nefericite. The narrator speaks to readers and warns them to expect no cheer. Brett Helquist’s drawings in black and white appear in this edition. Alina Popescu translated it from the English text, The Bad Beginning.