Lemony Snicket
Created by	Daniel Handler
Portrayed by	Jude Law
Information
Aliases	Daniel Handler
Gender	Male
Date of birth	February 28, 1970 (1970-02-28) (age 38)
Occupation	Author
Spouse(s)	none
Children	none
Relatives	Sister Kit Snicket, Brother Jacques Snicket, Niece Beatrice Baudelaire

Lemony Snicket is a pseudonym used by author Daniel Handler in his book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, as well as a character in that series. Daniel Handler (born February 28 1970 is an American writer, Screenwriter and Accordionist He is best known for his work under the Pen name Jude Law (born 29 December 1972 is an English Actor. He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987 and had his first TV role in 1989 Daniel Handler (born February 28 1970 is an American writer, Screenwriter and Accordionist He is best known for his work under the Pen name Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created In A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, three siblings under the name Snicket are mentioned Lemony Jacques and Kit Snicket In A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, three siblings under the name Snicket are mentioned Lemony Jacques and Kit Snicket A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Daniel Handler (born February 28 1970 is an American writer, Screenwriter and Accordionist He is best known for his work under the Pen name A Series of Unfortunate Events is a children's Book series of thirteen novels written by Daniel Handler under the Pseudonym of An autobiography was published, entitled Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography with an introduction from Handler. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" Lemony Snicket The Unauthorized Autobiography was first released on May 1, 2002. A pamphlet, 13 Shocking Secrets You'll Wish You Never Knew About Lemony Snicket, was released in promotion of The End. A pamphlet is an unbound Booklet (that is without a hard cover or binding) The End is the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.

Handler has also written some other books and short fiction under the Lemony Snicket name, such as the children's book The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming and the upcoming hardcover children's book The Lump of Coal. The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming A Christmas Story is a children's book written by Daniel Handler (under the Lemony Snicket alias and illustrated

Name origin

Lemony Snicket in The End.

The name Lemony Snicket ostensibly came from research for Handler's first book, The Basic Eight. The Basic Eight is a novel by Daniel Handler. Flannery Culp is a senior (12th grader at Roewer High School in San Francisco. Handler wanted to receive material from organizations he found "offensive or funny", but did not want to use his real name, and invented "Lemony Snicket" as a pseudonym. ^[1] He would also use the name to write prank letters to newspapers, pretending to be outraged at a trivial news item. When writing A Series of Unfortunate Events, he and his editor decided the books should be published under the narrator's name, rather than his. ^[1]

Biography of character

Life

Like the morelands, Snicket came from a family of three children. His brother Jacques Snicket and sister Kit Snicket were also V.F.D. members and friends of the Baudelaire parents. In A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, three siblings under the name Snicket are mentioned Lemony Jacques and Kit Snicket In A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, three siblings under the name Snicket are mentioned Lemony Jacques and Kit Snicket For other uses of these initials see VFD. VFD is a fictional Secret organization within the book series A Series Both Jacques and Kit appear as supporting characters in the Series of Unfortunate Events books. He also knew Count Olaf in his early life, as the two attended school together. Count Olaf is the primary villain of the children's Book series A Series of Unfortunate Events (by Lemony Snicket)

In his youth, Lemony Snicket attended a V.F.D.-run boarding school with several other characters from the series. For other uses of these initials see VFD. VFD is a fictional Secret organization within the book series A Series He received later tuition at a V.F.D. headquarters in the Mortmain Mountains, and was employed at newspaper The Daily Punctilio after graduating. For other uses of these initials see VFD. VFD is a fictional Secret organization within the book series A Series In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, there are various Fictional geographical locations where events take place The Daily Punctilio is a fictional sensationalist newspaper from A Series of Unfortunate Events, a series of novels by Daniel Handler under the He was an obituary spell checker and theater critic.

During his early life, after meeting at school, Snicket conducted an ill-fated romance with an actress and V. F. D. member named Beatrice, Lemony and Beatrice were engaged to be married, but Beatrice broke off the engagement for unclear reasons (although the series heavily implies that she believed Lemony to be responsible for crimes committed by Count Olaf) and returned her ring to Lemony, along with a two-hundred page book explaining why the two could not be wed. Bertrand and Beatrice Baudelaire are Fictional characters in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler. She eventually married another man, Bertrand, and finally suffered a tragic death in the fire that destroyed the Baudelaires' mansion. Bertrand and Beatrice Baudelaire are Fictional characters in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler. Snicket frequently alludes to Beatrice in his narration and dedicates each Series of Unfortunate Events book to her.

Snicket was believed to be dead by the Baudelaire parents, as their book on Olaf-Land states that, following with the tradition of naming children after someone who has died, Violet was to be named Lemony if she was a boy. In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, there are various Fictional geographical locations where events take place

Snicket is also known to have been close friends with a woman called "R. ", who was the Duchess of Winnipeg. This is a list of supporting characters in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.

Narrator and character

Lemony Snicket is a former theater critic for the fictional The Daily Punctilio, who has charged himself with the task of researching and writing the sad story of the Baudelaire orphans for "many personal and legal reasons". ^[2] He traces their movements and collects evidence relating to their adventures, but it is possible that he never met Violet, Klaus or Sunny in person, though fans often identify him as a taxi driver who appeared briefly in The Penultimate Peril and in The Wide Window. Violet Baudelaire is one of the main characters in the popular children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket Klaus Baudelaire is one of the main characters in the popular children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket Sunny Baudelaire is one of the main characters from Lemony Snicket 's series of books A Series of Unfortunate Events. A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of Public transport for a single passenger or small group of passengers typically for a non-shared ride The Penultimate Peril is the twelfth novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The Wide Window is a children's Novel and the third novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket As the series progresses, it becomes increasingly clear that Snicket knew the late Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire well for many years through their connections to V.F.D.. Bertrand and Beatrice Baudelaire are Fictional characters in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler. For other uses of these initials see VFD. VFD is a fictional Secret organization within the book series A Series However, as mentioned in The Hostile Hospital and The End, despite all of Lemony's research and hard work, he still does not know the current location, position or status of the Baudelaire children. The Hostile Hospital is the eighth novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The End is the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Lemony was recruited by V. F. D. as a child, according to the Little Snicket Lad song^[3]. In The Beatrice Letters, his niece, the daughter of Kit Snicket, who is also named Beatrice, mentions that she believes he is a detective of some sort, a reference to his investigations into the case of the Baudelaire children. In A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, three siblings under the name Snicket are mentioned Lemony Jacques and Kit Snicket

Snicket is frequently disparaging of himself; he has described himself as a coward and at various points in his novels comments that he would not have been as brave as the Baudelaire children had he been in their situation. Coward redirects here For other meanings including as a surname see Coward (disambiguation. He also confesses that he has done things that were not noble, most notably the theft of the sugar bowl from Esmé Squalor. The Sugar Bowl (or the Vessel For Disaccharides) is a mysterious Plot device from A Series of Unfortunate Events. Esmé Gigi Geneveve Squalor is a character from the Book series by Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events. He has also implied that he had a part in the murder of the parents of the main antagonist of the series, Count Olaf. Count Olaf is the primary villain of the children's Book series A Series of Unfortunate Events (by Lemony Snicket)

In the narration of the books, Snicket describes doing many unusual things in his free time, including hiding all traces of his actions, locating new hiding places, considering suspicious dishes and researching the perilous lives of the Baudelaire children. He claims to often write himself a thank-you note in an attempt to cheer himself up, but these attempts are always in vain. In The Grim Grotto, Captain Widdershins states that "Jacques's brother", obviously Lemony, was once part of his crew on the Queequeg. The Grim Grotto is the eleventh novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. In the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire live with various guardians following He is also implied to have been a member of the crew on one cruise of the ship Prospero.

Snicket's enemies are constantly in pursuit of him and often attempt to very forcefully denounce him. A frequent topic in Snicket's narration is the various traps set by his enemies and the actions he has undertaken to escape them. He is often said to be the victim of a world-wide conspiracy, possibly a reference to his enemies in V. F. D. . This subject is often extended to Snicket's author blurbs and other publisher material not written by Snicket.

Other work

Daniel Handler has also written or contributed to other works under the Lemony Snicket persona that are not related to A Series of Unfortunate Events. He has stated "there's a chance some other matters may take up Mr. Snicket's attention, that he may research and publish, but I'm always wary of making such promises". ^[4]

The first of these was a secular Nativity story entitled The Baby in the Manger. For depictions in painting and sculpture see Nativity of Jesus in art. Another Christmas story, entitled The Lump of Coal, was published in USA Weekend in 2004. USA WEEKEND Magazine is a national publication distributed through more than 600 newspapers in the United States "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " ^[5] As Snicket, Handler wrote an introduction and endnotes for The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily, his favorite children's book, that referenced A Series of Unfortunate Events. A foreword is a (usually short piece of writing often found at the beginning of a book or other piece of Literature, before the introduction, and written by someone A footnote (or bootnote) is a note of text placed at the bottom of a page in a book or document La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia is an Italian children’s book written and illustrated by Dino Buzzati which was translated into English by A book of humorous quotes partly drawn from A Series of Unfortunate Events was published as Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid. Horseradish Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid is a 2007 book written by Daniel Handler, under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket. Another "Christmas" story, The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming, was published in October, 2007. The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming A Christmas Story is a children's book written by Daniel Handler (under the Lemony Snicket alias and illustrated ^[6]

An upcoming book written under the Lemony Snicket name is The Composer is Dead, a murder mystery designed to introduce young readers to the instruments of the orchestra; it was previously produced as an orchestral work by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, with Handler narrating as Snicket, and a recording of the performance is to be included with every copy of the expanded book. The Composer Is Dead is an upcoming book with CD with text by Daniel Handler under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket, music by Nathaniel Stookey The San Francisco Symphony ( SFS) is a leading Orchestra based in San Francisco California. ^[7]

In an interview with the 667 Dark Avenue fansite, Daniel Handler alluded to more Lemony Snicket books focused on the world of A Series of Unfortunate Events. ^[8]

In all of his A Series Of Unfortunate Events books, he does not have pictures of his actual face and it is rare to really see him in photographs.

References

External links

• Official site
• Interviews and chapter excerpts (Official publisher web page)
• Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket, on creativity and the creative process, an interview with about-creativity.com June 14, 2007
• Exclusive 667 Dark Avenue Interview