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The Ersatz Elevator

The Ersatz Elevator

by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist, Michael Kupperman

Humorous storiesBrothers and sistersFictionOrphansBrothers and sisters in fiction
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About this book

Dear Reader, If you have just picked up this book, then it is not too late to put it back down. Like the previous books in A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, there is nothing to be found in these pages but misery, despair, and discomfort, and you still have time to choose something else to read. Within the chapters of this story, Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire encounter a darkened staircase, a red herring, some friends in a dire situation, three mysterious initials, a liar with an evil scheme, a secret passageway, and parsley soda. I have sworn to write down these tales of the Baudelaire orphans so the general public will know each terrible thing that has happened to them, but if you decide to read something else instead, you will save yourself from a heapful of horror and woe. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket

Themes & subjects

Humorous storiesBrothers and sistersFictionOrphansBrothers and sisters in fictionCuentos humorísticos

About the author

Lemony Snicket
Lemony Snicket

28 February 1970

Lemony Snicket is the legal nom de plume of American novelist Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970). Snicket is the author of several children's books, serving as the narrator of *A Series of Unfortunate Events* (his best known work) and appearing as a character within the series. Because of this, Lemony Snicket is both a fictional character and a real person. Handler was born in San Francisco, California. He attended Commodore Sloat Elementary, Herbert Hoover Middle School and Lowell High School. Handler graduated from Wesleyan University in 1992. He is an alumnus of the San Francisco Boys Chorus. Handler is married to Lisa Brown, a graphic artist that he met in college.They have a …

Authors

Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist, Michael Kupperman

Pages

259

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

38

Languages

English, Spanish, Polish

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

ISBN

9780008648541

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