1. After the 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. 2. After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.

Eine Reihe betrüblicher Ereignisse. 1. “Der” schreckliche Anfang is a translation of this work.

Mau começo is a translation of this work.

Un Infausto Inizio is a translation of this work.

Tout commence mal... is a translation of this work.

Un Mal Principio is a translation of this work.

Ankea alku is a translation of this work.

Het bittere begin is a translation of this work.

En olustig början is a translation of this work.

Przykry początek is a translation of this work.

Den onde greve is a translation of this work.

Тхе бад бежиннинг is a translation of this work.

The bad beginning is a translation of this work.

Zlý začiatok is a translation of this work.

Slab začetek is a translation of this work.

Niz nesretnih događaja is a translation of this work.