The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket [FIRST EDITION] 2000 • A Series of Unfortunate Events #4

The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket with illustrations by Brett Helquist [A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS #4]

FIRST EDITION [2000] HARPER COLLINS

8th printing / 2000.  

Book is in very good condition.  Cover has a surface tear to paper at top of spine.  Otherwise excellent. 

Interior reads like new.  Ex-libris stamp from orig. owner on front endpaper. 

Dear Reader,

I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all the books describing the unhappy lives of the Baudelaire orphans, The Miserable Mill might be the unhappiest yet. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to Paltryville to work in a lumber mill, and they find disaster and misfortune lurking behind every log.

The pages of this book, I'm sorry to inform you, contain such unpleasantries as a giant pincher machine, a bad casserole, a man with a cloud of smoke where his head should be, a hypnotist, a terrible accident resulting in injury, and coupons.

I have promised to write down the entire history of these three poor children, but you haven't, so if you prefer stories that are more heartwarming, please feel free to make another selection.

With all due respect,

Lemony Snicket