Used book – A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the Second: The Reptile Room, LEMONY SNICKET, BRETT HELQUIST, ROSE-MARIE VASSALLO

Dear Reader, If you are looking for a story with a happy ending, I'm afraid you have picked up the wrong book. The tale you are about to read starts with a smile: a whimsical uncle, fascinating reptiles... Alas! This beginning is misleading, and the Baudelaire orphans will experience many misfortunes: a dreadful odor, a poisonous snake, a car accident, a stubborn padlock, and the return of someone they had hoped never to see again. I, for my part, have sworn to relate these tragic events, but you are free, dear reader, to close this volume and choose something more amusing. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket.