Post by Dante on Nov 18, 2006 3:53:07 GMT -5
The Trouble Begins
Book the First
Title: The Bad Beginning
Cover (HarperCollins):
Cover (Egmont):
Spine colour (HC): Dark blue
Spine colour (Egmont): Red
Border (HC): Eyes
Border (Egmont): Eyes
Ex Libris: The Baudelaires; Count Olaf
Guardian: Count Olaf
Removed due to: His illegal activities
Main setting: Count Olaf’s house
Library: Justice Strauss’s private library
Henchpersons: Count Olaf’s theatre troupe (a bald man with a long nose, two powder-faced women, a hook-handed man (Fernald), a large one who looks like neither a man nor a woman, three short men, an important-looking man with warts all over his face, a woman with very short hair)
Departing henchpersons: The three short men (never heard from again); the important-looking man with warts all over his face (never heard from again); the woman with very short hair (never heard from again)
Violet invents: Grappling hook
Klaus researches: Nuptial law
Sunny bites: Justice Strauss’s hand
Destroyed by fire: The Baudelaire mansion
Visual Foreshadowing Device: Snake
Helquist portrait: Operagoer
Editor letter: Plain paper
Rare Edition:
Publisher: HarperCollins
Details: Contained in a box modelled after the original TBB cover; book has a new eye-themed cover and an extra chapter of author’s notes; includes a framed (non-canonical) “The Marvelous Marriage” image featuring the Baudelaires, Count Olaf, and the theatre troupe
The Bad Beginning or, Orphans!
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Details: Paperback reprint of the original with subtitle, new art, and free HarperCollins supplement The Cornucopian Cavalcade, which features an advice column by Mr. Snicket, a serialised story and comic book, and other ephemera.
Special Edition:
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Restyled cover with cut-away front section; six plates of painted art based on original TBB illustrations.
Limited Edition / Leather-Bound Edition
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Leather-bound; contained in a box; restyled cover; six plates of painted art based on original TBB illustrations; signed by Daniel Handler.
Egmont Paperback
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Paperback edition with a restyled cover.
Short-Lived Edition
Publisher: HarperCollins
Details: Limited edition retailed at a cheap price.
Egmont Modern Classics
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Published as part of a range of notable recent children's books.
20th Anniversary Edition
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Gold foil hardback edition to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the book's publication.
Book the Second
Title: The Reptile Room
Cover (HarperCollins):
Cover (Egmont):
Spine colour (HC): Burgundy
Spine colour (Egmont): Light green
Border (HC): Purple snakes
Border (Egmont): Burgundy snakes
Ex Libris: The Baudelaires; “Stephano”
Guardian: Dr. Montgomery Montgomery
Removed due to: Murder by Count Olaf using Mamba du Mal venom
Main setting: Dr. Montgomery’s mansion
Disguise: Count Olaf as “Stephano” (long coat, false beard (possibly the Lab Assistant Disguise))
Library: Herpetological
Henchperson: The hook-handed man (Fernald) as “Dr. Lucafont” (surgical coat, fake hands)
Violet invents: Snake traps; lockpick
Klaus researches: Peruvian terrain; the Mamba du Mal
Sunny bites: Rope; Dr. Lucafont’s hand
Visual Foreshadowing Device: “Lachrymose Leeches” emblazoned on shirt
Helquist portrait: Snake-charmer
Editor letter: Plain paper
The Reptile Room or, Murder!
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Details: Paperback reprint of the original with subtitle, new art, and free HarperCollins supplement The Cornucopian Cavalcade, which features an advice column by Mr. Snicket, a serialised story and comic book, and other ephemera.
Egmont Paperback
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Paperback edition with a restyled cover.
Book the Third
Title: The Wide Window
Cover (HarperCollins):
Cover (Egmont):
Spine colour (HC): Dark turqouise
Spine colour (Egmont): Dark purple
Border (HC): Stormy waves
Border (Egmont): Stormy waves
Ex Libris: The Baudelaires; Captain Sham
Guardian: Josephine Anwhistle
Removed due to: Apparently being eaten by Lachrymose Leeches
Main setting: Lake Lachrymose
Disguise: Count Olaf as “Captain Sham” (eyepatch, wooden leg, sailor’s hat, business card (possibly the Boat Captain Disguise)); possibly Larry the Anxious Clown waiter (clown costume, name tag (possibly the Waiter Disguise))
Library: Grammatical
Henchperson: The large one who looks like neither a man nor a woman
Violet invents: Works the boat sail; a signalling device
Klaus researches: Grammar (for coded suicide note); atlas (for the location of Curdled Cave)
Sunny bites: Captain Sham’s wooden leg
Visual Foreshadowing Device: Optician’s sign
Helquist portrait: Blindfolded and walking the plank at the mercy of pirates
Editor letter: Plain paper
The Wide Window or, Disappearance!
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Details: Paperback reprint of the original with subtitle, new art, and free HarperCollins supplement The Cornucopian Cavalcade, which features an advice column by Mr. Snicket, a serialised story and comic book, and other ephemera.
Egmont Paperback
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Paperback edition with a restyled cover.
Book the First
Title: The Bad Beginning
Cover (HarperCollins):
Cover (Egmont):
Spine colour (HC): Dark blue
Spine colour (Egmont): Red
Border (HC): Eyes
Border (Egmont): Eyes
Ex Libris: The Baudelaires; Count Olaf
Guardian: Count Olaf
Removed due to: His illegal activities
Main setting: Count Olaf’s house
Library: Justice Strauss’s private library
Henchpersons: Count Olaf’s theatre troupe (a bald man with a long nose, two powder-faced women, a hook-handed man (Fernald), a large one who looks like neither a man nor a woman, three short men, an important-looking man with warts all over his face, a woman with very short hair)
Departing henchpersons: The three short men (never heard from again); the important-looking man with warts all over his face (never heard from again); the woman with very short hair (never heard from again)
Violet invents: Grappling hook
Klaus researches: Nuptial law
Sunny bites: Justice Strauss’s hand
Destroyed by fire: The Baudelaire mansion
Visual Foreshadowing Device: Snake
Helquist portrait: Operagoer
Editor letter: Plain paper
Rare Edition:
Publisher: HarperCollins
Details: Contained in a box modelled after the original TBB cover; book has a new eye-themed cover and an extra chapter of author’s notes; includes a framed (non-canonical) “The Marvelous Marriage” image featuring the Baudelaires, Count Olaf, and the theatre troupe
The Bad Beginning or, Orphans!
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Details: Paperback reprint of the original with subtitle, new art, and free HarperCollins supplement The Cornucopian Cavalcade, which features an advice column by Mr. Snicket, a serialised story and comic book, and other ephemera.
Special Edition:
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Restyled cover with cut-away front section; six plates of painted art based on original TBB illustrations.
Limited Edition / Leather-Bound Edition
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Leather-bound; contained in a box; restyled cover; six plates of painted art based on original TBB illustrations; signed by Daniel Handler.
Egmont Paperback
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Paperback edition with a restyled cover.
Short-Lived Edition
Publisher: HarperCollins
Details: Limited edition retailed at a cheap price.
Egmont Modern Classics
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Published as part of a range of notable recent children's books.
20th Anniversary Edition
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Gold foil hardback edition to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the book's publication.
Book the Second
Title: The Reptile Room
Cover (HarperCollins):
Cover (Egmont):
Spine colour (HC): Burgundy
Spine colour (Egmont): Light green
Border (HC): Purple snakes
Border (Egmont): Burgundy snakes
Ex Libris: The Baudelaires; “Stephano”
Guardian: Dr. Montgomery Montgomery
Removed due to: Murder by Count Olaf using Mamba du Mal venom
Main setting: Dr. Montgomery’s mansion
Disguise: Count Olaf as “Stephano” (long coat, false beard (possibly the Lab Assistant Disguise))
Library: Herpetological
Henchperson: The hook-handed man (Fernald) as “Dr. Lucafont” (surgical coat, fake hands)
Violet invents: Snake traps; lockpick
Klaus researches: Peruvian terrain; the Mamba du Mal
Sunny bites: Rope; Dr. Lucafont’s hand
Visual Foreshadowing Device: “Lachrymose Leeches” emblazoned on shirt
Helquist portrait: Snake-charmer
Editor letter: Plain paper
The Reptile Room or, Murder!
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Details: Paperback reprint of the original with subtitle, new art, and free HarperCollins supplement The Cornucopian Cavalcade, which features an advice column by Mr. Snicket, a serialised story and comic book, and other ephemera.
Egmont Paperback
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Paperback edition with a restyled cover.
Book the Third
Title: The Wide Window
Cover (HarperCollins):
Cover (Egmont):
Spine colour (HC): Dark turqouise
Spine colour (Egmont): Dark purple
Border (HC): Stormy waves
Border (Egmont): Stormy waves
Ex Libris: The Baudelaires; Captain Sham
Guardian: Josephine Anwhistle
Removed due to: Apparently being eaten by Lachrymose Leeches
Main setting: Lake Lachrymose
Disguise: Count Olaf as “Captain Sham” (eyepatch, wooden leg, sailor’s hat, business card (possibly the Boat Captain Disguise)); possibly Larry the Anxious Clown waiter (clown costume, name tag (possibly the Waiter Disguise))
Library: Grammatical
Henchperson: The large one who looks like neither a man nor a woman
Violet invents: Works the boat sail; a signalling device
Klaus researches: Grammar (for coded suicide note); atlas (for the location of Curdled Cave)
Sunny bites: Captain Sham’s wooden leg
Visual Foreshadowing Device: Optician’s sign
Helquist portrait: Blindfolded and walking the plank at the mercy of pirates
Editor letter: Plain paper
The Wide Window or, Disappearance!
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Details: Paperback reprint of the original with subtitle, new art, and free HarperCollins supplement The Cornucopian Cavalcade, which features an advice column by Mr. Snicket, a serialised story and comic book, and other ephemera.
Egmont Paperback
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Paperback edition with a restyled cover.
