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The Austere Academy

A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 5

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The Austere Academy

By: Lemony Snicket
Narrated by: Lemony Snicket
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About this listen

 Dear Listener,

If you are looking for a story about cheerful youngsters spending a jolly time at boarding school, look elsewhere. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent and resourceful children, and you might expect that they would do very well at school.

Don't.

For the Baudelaires, school turns out to be another miserable episode in their unlucky lives. Truth be told, within the chapters that make up this dreadful story, the children will face snapping crabs, strict punishments, dripping fungus, comprehensive exams, violin recitals, S.O.R.E., and the metric system.

It is my solemn duty to stay up all night reading my history of these three hapless youngsters into a microphone, but you may be more comfortable getting a good night's sleep. In that case, you should probably listen to something else.

With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket

Don't miss the rest of A Series of Unfortunate Events or Audible's exclusive interview with Lemony Snicket!©2001 Lemony Snicket (P)2001, 2003 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction

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Critic reviews

"It's a pleasure to hear an author read his own creation. One gets to hear the story just as the creator would like it heard. Each inflection, babble of baby Sunny, elongated word, or character introduction is Snicket's own, with all the import he would like it to have. This is a listening delight." ( AudioFile)
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growing up with these books, the audio book is amazing and so accessible on Audible.

A fantastic way to relive

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From start to finish we were hooked. Great narration and descriptions of the characters. Can't wait to read the next book.

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Just amazing like all the others not my favourite but a good one just wow

Amazing as usual

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