Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
Overview
 
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography was first released on May 1, 2002. The book's content relates to the author Lemony Snicket
Lemony Snicket
Lemony Snicket is the pen name of American novelist Daniel Handler . Snicket is the author of several children's books, serving as the narrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events and appearing as a character within the series. Because of this, the name Lemony Snicket may refer to both a fictional...

 (a.k.a. Daniel Handler
Daniel Handler
Daniel Handler is an American author, screenwriter and accordionist. He is best known for his work under the pen name Lemony Snicket.-Personal life:...

, who wrote the book's introduction as himself) and his series of books, A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Series of Unfortunate Events is a series of children's novels by Lemony Snicket which follows the turbulent lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire after their parents' death in an arsonous house fire...

. Although it is labeled "Unauthorized" for humor, the book is in fact official and considered a Beginning with a multi-layered introduction
Introduction (essay)
An introduction is a beginning section which states the purpose and goals of the following writing. The introduction is usually interesting and it intrigues the reader and causes him or her to want to read on. The sentence in which the introduction begins can be a question or just a statement...

 by Frank Sigala that apparently encompasses twelve of the book's thirteen chapters, the book is largely made up of facsimile
Facsimile
A facsimile is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original source as possible. It differs from other forms of reproduction by attempting to replicate the source as accurately as possible in terms of scale,...

 documents, such as old newspaper excerpts and letters.
Quotations

As the official representative of Lemony Snicket in all legal, literary, and social matters, I am often asked difficult questions, even when I am in a hurry. Recently, the most common questions have been the following: 1. Will you please get out of my way? 2. Where did Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography come from? The replies to both of these questions are very long stories, so there is only room to answer one of them.-Daniel Handler

Dear Dairy,-Lemony Snicket

I didn't realize this was a sad occasion.-Waiter at The Anxious Clown Restaurant

Why do so many things end in fire? — Lemony Snicket

What can be hidden in a book? — Lemony Snicket

As the aphorism says, "If you have to ask, you can't afford it." --Veritable French Diner

 
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