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The Snicket family is a prominent family in the novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events
by Lemony Snicket
.
and a member of the fire-stopping side of V.F.D.
At the time A Series of Unfortunate Events takes place, he is deceased. In The Carnivorous Carnival, Olivia Caliban mentions that before seeking to steal the Baudelaire
and Quagmire fortunes, Count Olaf
sought to steal the Snicket fortune; and in The Hostile Hospital
, reference is made to the "Snicket fires". Since both the Baudelaire and Quagmire parents were killed by arsonists in their respective mansions, Jacob and his wife may have died in a parallel fire to Snicket mansion.
In The Hostile Hospital
, Snicket likens the "mournful melody" of a pipe organ
sonata
played in the Cathedral of the Alleged Virgin to a soothing tune Jacob used to sing while dishwashing
. Jacob and his wife are described as wealthy, living in a mansion and having enough means to buy silver cribs and silk diapers (though Snicket expressly states they would "never have indulged" in such spending). Jacob is described as having worried when Jacques, Kit, and Lemony were abducted by V.F.D. to be initiated as neophytes.
In response to the erroneous claim that Jacob was called "Jake", Snicket writes in The Unauthorized Autobiography
: "He was known as Jacob to everyone but his longtime bridge
partner." Nonetheless, Jacob's first initial is listed as "E." on the Snicket family tree.
, though she is a member of the fire-stopping side of V.F.D.
She gave birth to Lemony Snicket while buying garlic butter at Valorous Farms Dairy with her husband, Jacob Snicket. Snicket says his mother was away from home when he and his siblings were abducted by V.F.D., and when she returned she found a photograph of him asleep in his cradle and asked her husband, "Who took this?" (A pun, since the question could refer either to the photograph or to the subject of the photograph.) At the time A Series of Unfortunate Events takes place, she is deceased, possibly killed by arsonists in a fire that destroyed the Snicket mansion, in a parallel to the fire which killed Bertrand and Beatrice Baudelaire. (See under Jacob Snicket above.)
in The Vile Village. He has two younger siblings, Lemony Snicket
and Kit Snicket. He was murdered in jail as he was about to be burned at the stake by Count Olaf (disguised as Detective Dupin), who intended to frame Violet
, Klaus
, and Sunny Baudelaire
.
In Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
, it was revealed that Jacques is a good friend of Jerome Squalor and that Jerome follows his advice. It was because of Jacques that Jerome bought the penthouse apartment in 667 Dark Avenue, the purpose of this possibly to direct members of the secret organization V.F.D. to safe places before the schism. Jacques did not want Jerome Squalor to marry Esmé
, and sent a letter warning Jerome, but the letter was intercepted, possibly by the Hook-Handed Man
who was disguised as a doorman. It was also revealed that Jacques disguises himself as a detective
and is possibly the man who investigated the murder of Dr. Orwell, though this article was not published in the Daily Punctilio.
In The Vile Village, Jacques immediately recognized the Baudelaires, and tried to tell them about their parents. He was a known member of V.F.D. and was on the fire fighting side. But unfortunately, Esmé Squalor, disguised as a police officer, Officer Luciana, stopped him from any further explanations.
In The Slippery Slope, the Baudelaires found a message that was thought to be for Jacques, but decided (with the later confirmation of Captain Widdershins) that no one would send a message to Jacques, since he was dead. Captain Widdershins also mentioned that Jacques was formerly part of his crew on the Queequeg.
In The Penultimate Peril
the Baudelaires learned that J.S., the mysterious receiver of the message in The Slippery Slope, was possibly both Justice Strauss, following the orphans since Mr. Poe had taken away and Jerome Squalor, following the footsteps of his deceased friend.
Kit Snicket is a fictional character in A Series of Unfortunate Events
. She is the elder sister of author Lemony Snicket
and has an elder brother named Jacques Snicket. She tells the Baudelaire children that she was only four years old when the schism occurred in V.F.D. She was a former suitor of Count Olaf.
She was first mentioned by name in The Grim Grotto
as she was sending a letter to Gregor Anwhistle to not use the poisonous mushroom
s, Medusoid Mycelium, against the enemies of V.F.D. and she is working on the way to dilute the poison at Opportune Odors Horseradish Factory on Lousy Lane. In The Carnivorous Carnival and The Slippery Slope, Lemony Snicket writes a letter to his sister (Kit Snicket).
In The Grim Grotto
, Kit appears at Briny Beach to pick up the Baudelaire children in a taxi. In The Penultimate Peril
, she drives them to the Hotel Denouement and shares some information with them about V.F.D. She is pregnant and possibly married to or at least in a romantic relationship with Dewey Denouement, as it was strongly indicated he was the father. It is also indicated that Kit has a house of some kind that she lives in, for on the bottom of page 33, Kit says, "I've scarcely looked at these maps, poems, and blueprints that Charles sent me, or chosen wallpaper for the baby's room." Kit Snicket is part of V.F.D and on the noble side of the schism. It was mentioned that she went water-skiing to meet Captain Widdershins, and she also hinted that she would end up on the self-sustaining hot air mobile home. She also told the Baudelaires that no one could be noble nor wicked, as that everyone is a little of each.
In The End, Kit tells the Baudelaires that after she left them at the Hotel Denouement, she met with Captain Widdershins and his stepchildren, Fiona and Fernald. Together they repaired his submarine and reached the Quagmires
just as the self-sustaining hot air mobile home was wrecked by eagles and crashed into the submarine. Kit was injured when a telegram device fell on both of her legs. She made a raft out of her favorite books, but all of the others were either captured or rescued by the mysterious question mark-shaped "Great Unknown
". Kit's raft carries her to the same island where the Baudelaires and Count Olaf had been shipwrecked, thus giving Kit the opportunity to tell the children about the events described above. As Olaf is dying, Count Olaf
kisses her gently on the mouth, saying that he told her he'd do that one last time, a possible implication that the two were romantically involved before Olaf became a villain. As Olaf dies, the two recite a bit of poetry together.
Kit later dies as well while giving birth because of her exposure to the Medusoid Mycelium spores. (The apple-horseradish hybrid would have cured her. However it would have harmed her unborn child in the process.) The Baudelaires end up being the "parents" of the baby after Kit told the Baudelaires to name the baby after one of their parents. She mentioned that it was a tradition to be named after those who had died in their family. Sunny replied with "that's ours, too."
In "13 Shocking Secrets You'll Wish You Never Knew About Lemony Snicket,"http://www.lemonysnicket.com/shockingsecrets.cfm secret #3 said that Lemony's niece is an orphan
; presumably this is a reference to Kit's baby; however, it is unknown if Jacques had children as he is hardly mentioned throughout the series. It is possible that Jacques could have had a daughter and other children.
A 2006 spin-off book, The Beatrice Letters
, describes Kit's 10-year-old daughter Beatrice Baudelaire's search for her uncle, Lemony Snicket
, and for the Baudelaire orphans who adopted her after her mother's death and named her after their own mother, Beatrice Baudelaire.
In the rare edition of The Bad Beginning
, one of Lemony's notes says "his sister", obviously Kit, has proposed that some of the eyes of Count Olaf's house hid secret peepholes, cameras, or microscopic lenses, as in the Baudelaire home.
Researcher of Baudelaire's case. There is a song about him (which is corrected by himself) in the unauthorized autobiography which tells of him being taken from his home to the V.F.D headquarters.
.
provided by Lemony Snicket:
On the original genealogy, Jacob Snicket is listed as "E". There is no explanation given for this inconsistency, although Lemony Snicket does mention that his father's bridge partner knew him by another name. As demonstrated by this family tree, the Snickets are named in alphabetical order (with the exception of Jacob, as discussed): ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL
, MNO (and even continues with a hypothetical [PQR], [STU], [VWX], [YZA], B[CD], [EFG], [HIJ], [KLM], [NOP]).
The "G" and "I" may refer to the brothers Gregor and Isaac Anwhistle, which would indicate the existence of a third sibling (a possible scenario, since facts concerning the Anwhistles are scattered). Within the series only two characters whose last names are unknown have first names beginning in H: Hal, who is both too old to be their sibling and not a member of V.F.D.
, and Hector, who is probably too young to be their sibling. In addition, Hector gives no indication that he has any siblings or that he is familiar with Josephine Anwhistle. However, he also gives no indication that he is familiar with V.F.D.
when it is discussed extensively in his presence, even though the Autobiography states that he is a member. Regardless, if "G" and "I" refer to Gregor and Isaac, then "D. Snicket" must be female (for her children to be surnamed "Anwhistle"). This makes her Josephine's mother-in-law, whom Josephine describes as having only one eyebrow and one ear. Furthermore, if "G" and "I" refer to the Anwhistles, then the Snickets are distant in-laws to the Baudelaire family
(to whom the Anwhistles are related).
The "O" may refer to Count Olaf
(whom Snicket frequently calls "O" in The Unauthorized Autobiography
and The Beatrice Letters
). Although he is never said to have siblings, Olaf himself is very guarded about his family's past. However, as a "neophyte" in V.F.D., Lemony Snicket makes no indication in his complaints about Olaf that they are first cousins. The only other character mentioned to have a name beginning in "O" is Olivia Caliban. However, since Olivia's brother is Thursday Caliban, she cannot be this "O" (whose siblings are "M" and "N"; Miranda Caliban is her sister-in-law, not sister). If this "O" is, indeed, Olaf, then the Snickets are in-laws to the Baudelaire family
. However, the "M" may refer to Montgomery Montgomery (whom Snicket frequently calls "M" in the The Unauthorized Autobiography and The Beatrice Letters). Montgomery is known to have at least one sibling (a sister), and is not closely related to Count Olaf
. If this "M" is Montgomery, then the Snickets are again in-laws to the Baudelaire family, but not closely related to Olaf.
Jacques Snicket's involvement with VFD ultimately caused his death in the seventh book, where he is mistaken for Count Olaf and put to death. However, the real Olaf murders him before his trial, suggesting that the two were on opposite sides of the same organization. This is also the first time the VFD insignia came into the news.
Kit Snicket also had an eye tattoo on her ankle, which is, in fact, illustrated in the final book. Kit provides the most assistance to the Baudelaires within the books. It is suggested that, following Kit's death, that VFD dissolved or re-began its endeavors, having lost too many members and had its secret tattoo exposed.
Lemony Snicket, the supposed author of the books, is the only one to have no interaction with the Baudelaires, but the book 13 Shocking Secrets confirms that he is involved with VFD.
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...
by 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...
.
Jacob Snicket
Jacob Snicket is the father of Jacques, Kit, and Lemony SnicketLemony 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...
and a member of the fire-stopping side of V.F.D.
V.F.D.
V.F.D. is a secret organization within the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The purposes of the organization are never made clear, although the name of the organization is connected to various interpretations of the word "fire." V.F.D...
At the time A Series of Unfortunate Events takes place, he is deceased. In The Carnivorous Carnival, Olivia Caliban mentions that before seeking to steal the Baudelaire
Baudelaire family
The Baudelaire family is one of several prominent fictional families created by American author Lemony Snicket for his novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events...
and Quagmire fortunes, Count Olaf
Count Olaf
Count Olaf is the primary antagonist of the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by American author Lemony Snicket. In the series, Olaf is an actor and is known to have committed many crimes as a member of the fire-starting side of V.F.D. prior to the events of the first book in...
sought to steal the Snicket fortune; and in The Hostile Hospital
The Hostile Hospital
The Hostile Hospital is the eighth novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.-Plot and summary:The book begins where the previous one left off, with the three Baudelaire children escaping the Village of Fowl Devotees...
, reference is made to the "Snicket fires". Since both the Baudelaire and Quagmire parents were killed by arsonists in their respective mansions, Jacob and his wife may have died in a parallel fire to Snicket mansion.
In The Hostile Hospital
The Hostile Hospital
The Hostile Hospital is the eighth novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.-Plot and summary:The book begins where the previous one left off, with the three Baudelaire children escaping the Village of Fowl Devotees...
, Snicket likens the "mournful melody" of a pipe organ
Pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
sonata
Sonata
Sonata , in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata , a piece sung. The term, being vague, naturally evolved through the history of music, designating a variety of forms prior to the Classical era...
played in the Cathedral of the Alleged Virgin to a soothing tune Jacob used to sing while dishwashing
Dishwashing
Dish-washing is the process of cleaning cooking utensils, dishes, cutlery and other items. This is either achieved by hand in a sink or using dishwasher and may take place in a kitchen, utility room, scullery or elsewhere...
. Jacob and his wife are described as wealthy, living in a mansion and having enough means to buy silver cribs and silk diapers (though Snicket expressly states they would "never have indulged" in such spending). Jacob is described as having worried when Jacques, Kit, and Lemony were abducted by V.F.D. to be initiated as neophytes.
In response to the erroneous claim that Jacob was called "Jake", Snicket writes in The Unauthorized Autobiography
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography was first released on May 1, 2002. The book's content relates to the author Lemony Snicket and his series of books, A Series of Unfortunate Events...
: "He was known as Jacob to everyone but his longtime bridge
Contract bridge
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
partner." Nonetheless, Jacob's first initial is listed as "E." on the Snicket family tree.
Mrs. Snicket
Little is said of the mother of Jacques, Kit, and Lemony SnicketLemony 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...
, though she is a member of the fire-stopping side of V.F.D.
V.F.D.
V.F.D. is a secret organization within the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The purposes of the organization are never made clear, although the name of the organization is connected to various interpretations of the word "fire." V.F.D...
She gave birth to Lemony Snicket while buying garlic butter at Valorous Farms Dairy with her husband, Jacob Snicket. Snicket says his mother was away from home when he and his siblings were abducted by V.F.D., and when she returned she found a photograph of him asleep in his cradle and asked her husband, "Who took this?" (A pun, since the question could refer either to the photograph or to the subject of the photograph.) At the time A Series of Unfortunate Events takes place, she is deceased, possibly killed by arsonists in a fire that destroyed the Snicket mansion, in a parallel to the fire which killed Bertrand and Beatrice Baudelaire. (See under Jacob Snicket above.)
Jacques Snicket
Jacques Snicket, along with his siblings, is a member of V.F.D.. A tattoo of an eye is on his ankle, and because of this, and his one eyebrow, he was mistaken for Count OlafCount Olaf
Count Olaf is the primary antagonist of the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by American author Lemony Snicket. In the series, Olaf is an actor and is known to have committed many crimes as a member of the fire-starting side of V.F.D. prior to the events of the first book in...
in The Vile Village. He has two younger siblings, 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...
and Kit Snicket. He was murdered in jail as he was about to be burned at the stake by Count Olaf (disguised as Detective Dupin), who intended to frame Violet
Violet Baudelaire
Violet Baudelaire is one of the main characters in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket and appears in all thirteen books. She is the oldest of the Baudelaire orphans at 14 years old, and often helps her 12-year-old brother Klaus and her baby sister Sunny...
, Klaus
Klaus Baudelaire
Klaus Baudelaire is one of the main characters in the children's book series, A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket who appears in all thirteen novels. Klaus is the middle child of the Baudelaire orphans; he has an older sister named Violet and a younger sister named Sunny...
, and Sunny Baudelaire
Sunny Baudelaire
Sunny Baudelaire is one of the protagonists of Lemony Snicket's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events. Sunny is the youngest of the three Baudelaire orphans, and is described as an infant through much of the series...
.
In Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography was first released on May 1, 2002. The book's content relates to the author Lemony Snicket and his series of books, A Series of Unfortunate Events...
, it was revealed that Jacques is a good friend of Jerome Squalor and that Jerome follows his advice. It was because of Jacques that Jerome bought the penthouse apartment in 667 Dark Avenue, the purpose of this possibly to direct members of the secret organization V.F.D. to safe places before the schism. Jacques did not want Jerome Squalor to marry Esmé
Esmé Squalor
Esmé Gigi Geniveve Squalor is the secondary antagonist of the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by American author Lemony Snicket. She is Count Olaf's girlfriend. Prior to the events of the series she was a professional stage actress and member of V.F.D. Esmé is distinguished...
, and sent a letter warning Jerome, but the letter was intercepted, possibly by the Hook-Handed Man
Hook-handed man
Fernald is a villain from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. He is known for having two large and sharp hooks where his hands should be...
who was disguised as a doorman. It was also revealed that Jacques disguises himself as a detective
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
and is possibly the man who investigated the murder of Dr. Orwell, though this article was not published in the Daily Punctilio.
In The Vile Village, Jacques immediately recognized the Baudelaires, and tried to tell them about their parents. He was a known member of V.F.D. and was on the fire fighting side. But unfortunately, Esmé Squalor, disguised as a police officer, Officer Luciana, stopped him from any further explanations.
In The Slippery Slope, the Baudelaires found a message that was thought to be for Jacques, but decided (with the later confirmation of Captain Widdershins) that no one would send a message to Jacques, since he was dead. Captain Widdershins also mentioned that Jacques was formerly part of his crew on the Queequeg.
In The Penultimate Peril
The Penultimate Peril
The Penultimate Peril is the twelfth novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.-Plot:The book starts off where The Grim Grotto left off...
the Baudelaires learned that J.S., the mysterious receiver of the message in The Slippery Slope, was possibly both Justice Strauss, following the orphans since Mr. Poe had taken away and Jerome Squalor, following the footsteps of his deceased friend.
Kit Snicket
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...
. She is the elder sister of 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...
and has an elder brother named Jacques Snicket. She tells the Baudelaire children that she was only four years old when the schism occurred in V.F.D. She was a former suitor of Count Olaf.
She was first mentioned by name in The Grim Grotto
The Grim Grotto
The Grim Grotto is the eleventh novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.-Plot: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, leaving Quigley Quagmire...
as she was sending a letter to Gregor Anwhistle to not use the poisonous mushroom
Mushroom
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi that...
s, Medusoid Mycelium, against the enemies of V.F.D. and she is working on the way to dilute the poison at Opportune Odors Horseradish Factory on Lousy Lane. In The Carnivorous Carnival and The Slippery Slope, Lemony Snicket writes a letter to his sister (Kit Snicket).
In The Grim Grotto
The Grim Grotto
The Grim Grotto is the eleventh novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.-Plot: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, leaving Quigley Quagmire...
, Kit appears at Briny Beach to pick up the Baudelaire children in a taxi. In The Penultimate Peril
The Penultimate Peril
The Penultimate Peril is the twelfth novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.-Plot:The book starts off where The Grim Grotto left off...
, she drives them to the Hotel Denouement and shares some information with them about V.F.D. She is pregnant and possibly married to or at least in a romantic relationship with Dewey Denouement, as it was strongly indicated he was the father. It is also indicated that Kit has a house of some kind that she lives in, for on the bottom of page 33, Kit says, "I've scarcely looked at these maps, poems, and blueprints that Charles sent me, or chosen wallpaper for the baby's room." Kit Snicket is part of V.F.D and on the noble side of the schism. It was mentioned that she went water-skiing to meet Captain Widdershins, and she also hinted that she would end up on the self-sustaining hot air mobile home. She also told the Baudelaires that no one could be noble nor wicked, as that everyone is a little of each.
In The End, Kit tells the Baudelaires that after she left them at the Hotel Denouement, she met with Captain Widdershins and his stepchildren, Fiona and Fernald. Together they repaired his submarine and reached the Quagmires
Quagmire triplets
The Quagmires are a principal family in the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by American author Lemony Snicket. The unnamed Quagmire parents were members of the secret vigilante organization V.F.D...
just as the self-sustaining hot air mobile home was wrecked by eagles and crashed into the submarine. Kit was injured when a telegram device fell on both of her legs. She made a raft out of her favorite books, but all of the others were either captured or rescued by the mysterious question mark-shaped "Great Unknown
The Great Unknown (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
The Great Unknown is a fictional entity in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. It features in the 11th and final books of the series.-Description:...
". Kit's raft carries her to the same island where the Baudelaires and Count Olaf had been shipwrecked, thus giving Kit the opportunity to tell the children about the events described above. As Olaf is dying, Count Olaf
Count Olaf
Count Olaf is the primary antagonist of the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by American author Lemony Snicket. In the series, Olaf is an actor and is known to have committed many crimes as a member of the fire-starting side of V.F.D. prior to the events of the first book in...
kisses her gently on the mouth, saying that he told her he'd do that one last time, a possible implication that the two were romantically involved before Olaf became a villain. As Olaf dies, the two recite a bit of poetry together.
Kit later dies as well while giving birth because of her exposure to the Medusoid Mycelium spores. (The apple-horseradish hybrid would have cured her. However it would have harmed her unborn child in the process.) The Baudelaires end up being the "parents" of the baby after Kit told the Baudelaires to name the baby after one of their parents. She mentioned that it was a tradition to be named after those who had died in their family. Sunny replied with "that's ours, too."
In "13 Shocking Secrets You'll Wish You Never Knew About Lemony Snicket,"http://www.lemonysnicket.com/shockingsecrets.cfm secret #3 said that Lemony's niece is an orphan
Orphan
An orphan is a child permanently bereaved of or abandoned by his or her parents. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents is called an orphan...
; presumably this is a reference to Kit's baby; however, it is unknown if Jacques had children as he is hardly mentioned throughout the series. It is possible that Jacques could have had a daughter and other children.
A 2006 spin-off book, The Beatrice Letters
The Beatrice Letters
The Beatrice Letters is a book by Lemony Snicket. It is tangential to the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, and was published shortly before the thirteenth and final installment...
, describes Kit's 10-year-old daughter Beatrice Baudelaire's search for her uncle, 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...
, and for the Baudelaire orphans who adopted her after her mother's death and named her after their own mother, Beatrice Baudelaire.
In the rare edition of The Bad Beginning
The Bad Beginning
The Bad Beginning is the first of thirteen novels in American author Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. It was later released in paperback under the name The Bad Beginning; or, Orphans! The novel tells the story of three children, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, who are orphaned...
, one of Lemony's notes says "his sister", obviously Kit, has proposed that some of the eyes of Count Olaf's house hid secret peepholes, cameras, or microscopic lenses, as in the Baudelaire home.
Lemony Snicket
The youngest sibling. He was also in love with Beatrice hence the verses at the beginning of all the books in The Series of Unfortunate Events.Researcher of Baudelaire's case. There is a song about him (which is corrected by himself) in the unauthorized autobiography which tells of him being taken from his home to the V.F.D headquarters.
Extended family
Relationships are listed in relationship to Lemony Snicket. Relationships formed by the Baudelaires adopting Beatrice are not listed here, but would include all members of the extended Baudelaire familyBaudelaire family
The Baudelaire family is one of several prominent fictional families created by American author Lemony Snicket for his novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events...
.
- Dewey Denouement, Lemony's brother-in-law (or more specifically, sister's husband).
- Ernest Denouement, Lemony's brother-in-law (or more specifically, sister's husband's brother).
- Frank Denouement, Lemony's brother-in-law (or more specifically, sister's husband's brother).
- Charles Snicket, Lemony's paternal grandfather.
- grandmother, Lemony Snicket's grandmother (whether she is paternal or maternal is not specified). She invented a recipe for almond cookies used by V.F.D.
Family tree
The following is a family treeFamily tree
A family tree, or pedigree chart, is a chart representing family relationships in a conventional tree structure. The more detailed family trees used in medicine, genealogy, and social work are known as genograms.-Family tree representations:...
provided by Lemony Snicket:
On the original genealogy, Jacob Snicket is listed as "E". There is no explanation given for this inconsistency, although Lemony Snicket does mention that his father's bridge partner knew him by another name. As demonstrated by this family tree, the Snickets are named in alphabetical order (with the exception of Jacob, as discussed): ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL
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...
, MNO (and even continues with a hypothetical [PQR], [STU], [VWX], [YZA], B[CD], [EFG], [HIJ], [KLM], [NOP]).
The "G" and "I" may refer to the brothers Gregor and Isaac Anwhistle, which would indicate the existence of a third sibling (a possible scenario, since facts concerning the Anwhistles are scattered). Within the series only two characters whose last names are unknown have first names beginning in H: Hal, who is both too old to be their sibling and not a member of V.F.D.
V.F.D.
V.F.D. is a secret organization within the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The purposes of the organization are never made clear, although the name of the organization is connected to various interpretations of the word "fire." V.F.D...
, and Hector, who is probably too young to be their sibling. In addition, Hector gives no indication that he has any siblings or that he is familiar with Josephine Anwhistle. However, he also gives no indication that he is familiar with V.F.D.
V.F.D.
V.F.D. is a secret organization within the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The purposes of the organization are never made clear, although the name of the organization is connected to various interpretations of the word "fire." V.F.D...
when it is discussed extensively in his presence, even though the Autobiography states that he is a member. Regardless, if "G" and "I" refer to Gregor and Isaac, then "D. Snicket" must be female (for her children to be surnamed "Anwhistle"). This makes her Josephine's mother-in-law, whom Josephine describes as having only one eyebrow and one ear. Furthermore, if "G" and "I" refer to the Anwhistles, then the Snickets are distant in-laws to the Baudelaire family
Baudelaire family
The Baudelaire family is one of several prominent fictional families created by American author Lemony Snicket for his novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events...
(to whom the Anwhistles are related).
The "O" may refer to Count Olaf
Count Olaf
Count Olaf is the primary antagonist of the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by American author Lemony Snicket. In the series, Olaf is an actor and is known to have committed many crimes as a member of the fire-starting side of V.F.D. prior to the events of the first book in...
(whom Snicket frequently calls "O" in The Unauthorized Autobiography
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography was first released on May 1, 2002. The book's content relates to the author Lemony Snicket and his series of books, A Series of Unfortunate Events...
and The Beatrice Letters
The Beatrice Letters
The Beatrice Letters is a book by Lemony Snicket. It is tangential to the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events, and was published shortly before the thirteenth and final installment...
). Although he is never said to have siblings, Olaf himself is very guarded about his family's past. However, as a "neophyte" in V.F.D., Lemony Snicket makes no indication in his complaints about Olaf that they are first cousins. The only other character mentioned to have a name beginning in "O" is Olivia Caliban. However, since Olivia's brother is Thursday Caliban, she cannot be this "O" (whose siblings are "M" and "N"; Miranda Caliban is her sister-in-law, not sister). If this "O" is, indeed, Olaf, then the Snickets are in-laws to the Baudelaire family
Baudelaire family
The Baudelaire family is one of several prominent fictional families created by American author Lemony Snicket for his novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events...
. However, the "M" may refer to Montgomery Montgomery (whom Snicket frequently calls "M" in the The Unauthorized Autobiography and The Beatrice Letters). Montgomery is known to have at least one sibling (a sister), and is not closely related to Count Olaf
Count Olaf
Count Olaf is the primary antagonist of the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by American author Lemony Snicket. In the series, Olaf is an actor and is known to have committed many crimes as a member of the fire-starting side of V.F.D. prior to the events of the first book in...
. If this "M" is Montgomery, then the Snickets are again in-laws to the Baudelaire family, but not closely related to Olaf.
Involvement in V.F.D.
It is known that all three siblings ( Jaques, Kit, and Lemony) were members of the vigilante organization VFD, as evidenced by the eye tattoos adorning all of their left ankles. The organization went through a separation which left two sides, a "good" side (including the Baudelaire parents) and a "bad" side (including Count Olaf). It is assumed that the Snicket siblings were on the "good" side. However, Snicket, in his writing, implies questionable actions on his part, and philosophically asks whether anything can truly be categorized as "good" or "bad", mentioned in the 12th book when kit says "People are niether noble nor wicked".Jacques Snicket's involvement with VFD ultimately caused his death in the seventh book, where he is mistaken for Count Olaf and put to death. However, the real Olaf murders him before his trial, suggesting that the two were on opposite sides of the same organization. This is also the first time the VFD insignia came into the news.
Kit Snicket also had an eye tattoo on her ankle, which is, in fact, illustrated in the final book. Kit provides the most assistance to the Baudelaires within the books. It is suggested that, following Kit's death, that VFD dissolved or re-began its endeavors, having lost too many members and had its secret tattoo exposed.
Lemony Snicket, the supposed author of the books, is the only one to have no interaction with the Baudelaires, but the book 13 Shocking Secrets confirms that he is involved with VFD.