The Hostile Hospital

Publication date: September 4, 2001

HarperCollins:

1. Dear Book Handler

Letter purporting to be from Dr. O. Lucafont at The Center for Book Control, warning about the A Series of Unfortunate Events epidemic. Accompanied advance copies of The Hostile Hospital sent to booksellers in 2001.

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2. Band-Aid dispenser

White band-aid dispenser printed with "A Series of Unfortunate Events The Hostile Hospital". Came in a parody Telefax envelope with a telegram addressed to "DEAR BOOKPERSON". Sent to booksellers for distribution to customers on release day.

3. Beware of Count Olaf in Disguise

Magnet set with mix and match Olaf disguises.

4. The Unauthorized Autobiography postcards

Set of postcards with vintage photographs used in The Unauthorized Autobiography and captions on backs.

Tagline:

The pictures will shock you. The captions will alarm you.

And that's just these free postcards.

Avoid Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography

MAY 2002

Captions:

  1. The gathered crowd at Lemony Snicket's alleged funeral. Note the suspicious-looking person in the seventh row, twelfth from left.
  2. Lemony Snicket, taken a few days following his funeral.
  3. Second Annual Codebreaker's Picnic, V.F.D. Authorities now believe that potato salad was served.
  4. Cast members from the film Zombies in the Snow, now playing at a theater hidden in a theater near you.
  5. Students at Prufrock Preparatory School, bored and glum, following the firing of an English teacher.
  6. The Baudelaires are not buried here.
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5. The Pony Party! (HarperCollins version)

False dust jacket released with hardcover copies of The Unauthorized Autobiography (publication date May 1, 2002). One side resembles a taped-up manila envelope; the other side has a parody of the series' cover design, titled "The Pony Party!" and chronicling the lives of "The Luckiest Kids in the World!".

Blurb:

"The book you are holding in your hands is extremely dangerous. If the wrong people see you with this objectionable autobiography, the results could be disastrous. Please make use of this book's reversible jacket immediately. Disguising this book, and yourself if necessary, may be your only hope."

Egmont:

1. The Pony Party! (Egmont version)

False dust jacket released as a Waterstones exclusive with copies of The Hostile Hospital (Egmont edition 2003). One side has the usual Egmont Hostile Hospital artwork; the other side has the Pony Party artwork from The Unauthorized Autobiography, redesigned to match the cover style of the Egmont editions.