The final scandal ( The Penultimate Peril ) is a novel by Daniel Handler , the twelfth of thirteen books in the Thirty-Three Misfortunes series. It tells the story of three children, Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire, who were orphaned after the fire and ended up living with their distant relative, Count Olaf.
| Penultimate trouble | |
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| The penultimate peril | |
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| Author | Daniel Handler (under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket ) |
| Genre | fairy tale / black detective |
| Original language | English |
| Original published | October 18, 2005 (USA) 2006 (Russia) |
| Translator | Anastasia Brodotskaya |
| Series | Lemony Snicket. 33 misfortunes |
| Publisher | "ABC Classic" |
| Pages | 416 |
| ISBN | 978-5-352-02021-0 |
| Cycle | |
| Previous | Moody Grotto |
| Next | The end! |
Content
Story
The penultimate book in this series reunites the Baudelaire orphans with many characters from previous adventures when they gather at the Interchange Hotel, whose rooms are organized according to the Dewey Decimal System . In a sense, the hotel can be seen as a vacation for Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire after the tiring adventure on the high seas in the previous book. The hotel with a large number of floors, a variety of rooms and a host of guests is a great entertainment for children of any age. Well, for a passionate researcher Klaus, a lover of inventions Violet and culinary master Sunny - here is generally expanse.
Interesting Facts
- This book became the only one in the Russian version of the series, in the design of which the cover of the foreign edition of the story was used.
Cultural references and literary allusions
Related Literature
- Review from the booklist magazine . Amazon.com Date of treatment December 1, 2010. Archived on April 25, 2012.
- Review from AudioFile Magazine . Amazon.com Date of treatment December 1, 2010. Archived on April 25, 2012.