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Description
Dear Reader, Unless you are a slug, a sea anemone, or mildew, you probably prefer not to be damp. You might also prefer not to read this book, in which the Baudelaire siblings encounter an unpleasant amount of dampness as they descend into the depths of despair, underwater. In fact, the... read more
Summary
The book begins where The Slippery Slope left off, with the Baudelaires traveling on a collapsing toboggan down the Stricken Stream of the Mortmain Mountains. They are washed into the ocean where they are caught on a submarine which rises from the waters. A voice within asks if the orphans are... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters
- Violet Baudelaire: Add a description of this character.
- Klaus Baudelaire
- Sunny Baudelaire
- Captain Widdershins
- Fiona: Captain Widdershins' stepdaughter
- Phil: cook on the Queequeg
- Aunt Josephine
- Greggor: Aunt Josephine's brother-in-law
- Count Olaf
- Esmé Squalor
- Fernald
- Mr. Poe
- Geraldine Julienne
- Kit Snicket
First Sentence
"After a great deal of time examining oceans, investigating rainstorms, and staring very hard at several drinking fountains, the scientists of the world developed a theory about how much water is distributed around our planet, which they have named "the water cycle."
Table of Contents
Series
This is book 11 in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series.
Authors & Contributors
- Lemony Snicket (Author)
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