Post by Dante on Nov 18, 2006 3:55:53 GMT -5
The End
Book the Thirteenth
Title: The End
Cover (HarperCollins):
Cover (Egmont):
Spine colour (HC): Sandy brown
Spine colour (Egmont): Murky green
Border (HC): Apples
Border (Egmont): Apples
Ex Libris: The Baudelaires; Count Olaf
Guardian: None, although Count Olaf, Ishmael and the islanders act as substitutes
Removed due to: Death; abandonment of the Baudelaires; abandonment of the Baudelaires
Main setting: The island
Disguise: Count Olaf as “Kit Snicket” (flame-imitating dress, seaweed wig, diving helmet (containing Medusoid Mycelium) hidden beneath dress (to simulate pregnancy))
Library: Kit Snicket’s Vaporetto of Favorite Detritus; the arboretum’s library of detritus; A Series of Unfortunate Events (an enormous and old book with a number of contributors); Ishmael’s library
Departing henchpersons: The Baudelaires
Violet invents: The equipment necessary for raising an infant (from the library of detritus)
Violet researches: A cure for the Medusoid Mycelium
Violet bites: An apple
Klaus researches: A cure for the Medusoid Mycelium; childcare (from Ishmael’s library)
Klaus bites: An apple
Sunny researches: A cure for the Medusoid Mycelium
Sunny bites: An apple
Sunny cooks: Beans; seaweed salad (islanders’ breakfast); ceviche (islanders’ lunch); mild onion soup served with a handful of wild grass (islanders’ dinner); wild sheep milk; whisked food
Returning characters: The Incredibly Deadly Viper (from TRR); Kit Snicket (from TPP)
Object of search: A safe home
Left notably ambiguous: The fates of the Quagmire triplets (Isadora, Duncan and Quigley), Captain Widdershins, Fernald, Fiona; the fate of the world
Destiny of the fourth harpoon: Strikes Count Olaf, releasing the Medusoid Mycelium and later killing him
Visual Foreshadowing Device: The ocean
Snicket portrait: Sunbather
Editor letter: Plain paper
Obscured title: [Title not shown]
Egmont Paperback
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Paperback edition with a restyled cover.
Book the Last
Title: Chapter Fourteen
Guardians of: Beatrice “Baudelaire”
Main setting: The island
Library: The arboretum’s library of detritus; A Series of Unfortunate Events (an enormous and old book with a number of contributors); Ishmael’s library
Violet invents: A water filtration system; a boat (the Beatrice)
Klaus researches: A Series of Unfortunate Events (an enormous and old book with a number of contributors); a calendar
Sunny cooks: The Baudelaires’ meals (whisked food; seaweed salad, crab cakes, and roast lamb; roe; apple pie)
Left notably ambiguous: The fate of the Baudelaires; the fate of the world
Visual Finality Device: An enormous question mark
Helquist portrait: A castaway stranded on an island
Book the Thirteenth
Title: The End
Cover (HarperCollins):
Cover (Egmont):
Spine colour (HC): Sandy brown
Spine colour (Egmont): Murky green
Border (HC): Apples
Border (Egmont): Apples
Ex Libris: The Baudelaires; Count Olaf
Guardian: None, although Count Olaf, Ishmael and the islanders act as substitutes
Removed due to: Death; abandonment of the Baudelaires; abandonment of the Baudelaires
Main setting: The island
Disguise: Count Olaf as “Kit Snicket” (flame-imitating dress, seaweed wig, diving helmet (containing Medusoid Mycelium) hidden beneath dress (to simulate pregnancy))
Library: Kit Snicket’s Vaporetto of Favorite Detritus; the arboretum’s library of detritus; A Series of Unfortunate Events (an enormous and old book with a number of contributors); Ishmael’s library
Departing henchpersons: The Baudelaires
Violet invents: The equipment necessary for raising an infant (from the library of detritus)
Violet researches: A cure for the Medusoid Mycelium
Violet bites: An apple
Klaus researches: A cure for the Medusoid Mycelium; childcare (from Ishmael’s library)
Klaus bites: An apple
Sunny researches: A cure for the Medusoid Mycelium
Sunny bites: An apple
Sunny cooks: Beans; seaweed salad (islanders’ breakfast); ceviche (islanders’ lunch); mild onion soup served with a handful of wild grass (islanders’ dinner); wild sheep milk; whisked food
Returning characters: The Incredibly Deadly Viper (from TRR); Kit Snicket (from TPP)
Object of search: A safe home
Left notably ambiguous: The fates of the Quagmire triplets (Isadora, Duncan and Quigley), Captain Widdershins, Fernald, Fiona; the fate of the world
Destiny of the fourth harpoon: Strikes Count Olaf, releasing the Medusoid Mycelium and later killing him
Visual Foreshadowing Device: The ocean
Snicket portrait: Sunbather
Editor letter: Plain paper
Obscured title: [Title not shown]
Egmont Paperback
Publisher: Egmont
Details: Paperback edition with a restyled cover.
Book the Last
Title: Chapter Fourteen
Guardians of: Beatrice “Baudelaire”
Main setting: The island
Library: The arboretum’s library of detritus; A Series of Unfortunate Events (an enormous and old book with a number of contributors); Ishmael’s library
Violet invents: A water filtration system; a boat (the Beatrice)
Klaus researches: A Series of Unfortunate Events (an enormous and old book with a number of contributors); a calendar
Sunny cooks: The Baudelaires’ meals (whisked food; seaweed salad, crab cakes, and roast lamb; roe; apple pie)
Left notably ambiguous: The fate of the Baudelaires; the fate of the world
Visual Finality Device: An enormous question mark
Helquist portrait: A castaway stranded on an island
