The Bad Beginning

2 hrs. 43 min.

Children's Books, Audio Fairy Tales & Poems

Language Russian

Author Lemony Snicket

Narrator Alexander Klyukvin

The first story about orphaned children: Violet, Klaus, and baby Sunny Baudelaire. Having lost their parents in a fire, our trio is placed in the temporary care of the kind Mr. Poe. But fate has a new trial in store for them, and that trial's name is Count Olaf, a distant relative of the Baudelaire family who is willing to play the role of guardian. This is the moment to mention that Violet, Klaus, and Sunny have inherited a very considerable fortune… And it is no wonder that their first impression of the Count was that he was "a dreadful person." Count Olaf's plans did not include wholly replacing their parents, not at all. What interests him far more is what is held in the Baudelaire bank account. There is just one snag—the money cannot be touched until Violet comes of age…

1. The Bad Beginning 2. The Reptile Room (narrated by Alexander Klyukvin) 3. The Wide Window (narrated by Alexander Klyukvin) 4. The Miserable Mill (narrated by Alexander Klyukvin) 5. The Vile Village (narrated by Sergey Orobchuk)