01168cam a2200289 4500 1855680660 TxAuBib 20130131120000.0 020401s1999||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 99-14750 9780060283124 0060283122 TxAuBib Snicket, Lemony. The bad beginning / Lemony Snicket ; illustrations by Brett Helquist. New York : Harper Collins, 1999. 163 p : b&w illustrations. series of unfortunate events ; bk. 1, A Summary : After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune. 20130131. c.3 09/01 MicroMarketing. Orphans -- Fiction. Brothers and sisters -- Fiction. Humorous stories. Helquist, Bruce. A series of unfortunate events ; bk. 1.