Classic & Older Gothic

The Ersatz Elevator

by Lemony Snicket · A Series of Unfortunate Events series

The Baudelaire orphans find themselves in a penthouse with no elevator, navigating high society, false cheerfulness, and Count Olaf's latest disguise. Snicket serves up his signature blend of wordplay, misfortune, and gothic absurdity. Darkly funny middle-grade fiction that respects its young readers' intelligence.

A Series of Unfortunate Events in reading order

• 4. The Miserable Mill — Lemony Snicket
• 5. The Austere Academy — Lemony Snicket
• 6. The Ersatz Elevator — Lemony Snicket
• 7. The Vile Village — Lemony Snicket
• 8. The Hostile Hospital — Lemony Snicket
• 9. The Carnivorous Carnival — Lemony Snicket
• 10. The Slippery Slope — Lemony Snicket
• 11. The Grim Grotto — Lemony Snicket
• 12. The Penultimate Peril — Lemony Snicket
• 13. The End — Lemony Snicket

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