The Hostile Hospital
ISBN 0-06-175720-9 | | |
| Preceded by | The Vile Village | |
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| Followed by | The Carnivorous Carnival | |
Book the Eighth: The Hostile Hospital is the eighth novel in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, the pseudonym of Daniel Handler. It takes place shortly after The Vile Village and is followed by a sequel, The Carnivorous Carnival.
Plot
After escaping the Village of Fowl Devotees,
The Baudelaires discover that Volunteers Fighting Diseases is a group of enthusiasts that visit Heimlich Hospital to increase the morale of patients, who believe that 'No News Is Good News', and therefore have never read The Daily Punctilio (and don't recognize the Baudelaires). One of the members suggests the Baudelaires seek a Library of Records to find their V.F.D. The three then volunteer to aid Hal, a visually disabled elder who works in Heimlich Hospital's Library of Records. As he doesn't let them read any of the files, the Baudelaires regretfully trick him into giving them his keys to enter the library at night. While reading a file on the Baudelaires, in which only the thirteenth page remained since investigators have taken the rest, they discover that one of their parents may have survived or escaped the mansion's fire – however,
While escaping her clutches, Klaus and Sunny go through a small shaft, but Violet is taken when Count Olaf captures her and hides her from her siblings. The two, using the volunteers' list of patients, find out that Count Olaf has disguised Violet's name with another name with the use of
While the two stall during the performance for Violet to wake up, Hal angrily accuses the Baudelaires of committing
Foreshadowing
The last picture of The Hostile Hospital shows Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are crammed into the trunk of Count Olaf's car. Among other items in the trunk are a crystal ball, a flier with "Madame Lulu" printed across the top, and a scrap of paper on which is drawn an eye. This is a reference to Madame Lulu in The Carnivorous Carnival.
Translations
- ISBN 85-359-0451-4
- ISBN 951-0-29451-9
- ISBN 978-88-8451-325-0
- French: "Panique à la clinique" (Panic at the Clinic)
- Greek: "Το Νοσηρό Νοσοκομείο" ("The Sick Hospital")
- Japanese: "敵意ある病院", Soshisha, 2004, ISBN 978-47-942-1363-1
- ISBN 978-89-546-0871-8
- ISBN 9788202225124
- ISBN 5-352-01227-1
- Turkish : "Dehşet Hastanesi" (Horror Hospital)
- Polish : "Szkodliwy szpital" (The Harmful Hospital)
- ISBN 9749656172
Adaptation
The book was adapted into the seventh and eighth episodes of the second season of the television series adaptation produced by Netflix.[1]
See also
- Violet Baudelaire
- Klaus Baudelaire
- Sunny Baudelaire
- Count Olaf
- Lemony Snicket
- Esmé Squalor
- Hal (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
- V.F.D.
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References
- ^ Snetiker, Marc (January 11, 2017). "Lemony Snicket speaks out about Netflix's Series of Unfortunate Events". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
