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The purpose of the group has very much evolved as it has grown, as was shown when one elderly woman was being troubled by anti-social behaviour in the snicket next to her house.

These spunky, somewhat benignly neglected children, with a pedigree stretching from Charles Dickens to Lemony Snicket, might seem familiar, but they have their own peculiar and particular charm, as do the supporting cast of flamboyant visitors, eccentric locals and unflappable family retainers.

Trail nicknames, like Lemony Snicket — “I experienced a series of unfortunate events on-trail,” Ms. Graham said, explaining hers — replace given names for months at a stretch.

Outside are his two Great Pyrenees dogs: Beatrice, named after a character in the Lemony Snicket books, and Artemis, after the tween sci-fi character Artemis Fowl.

“Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events,” a TV series based on the series of children’s books written by Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket, stars Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf and Patrick Warburton as Snicket, who narrates retrospectively from within the story.