<Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> The Reptile Room </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> The Miserable Mill </Td> </Tr> <P> The Wide Window is the third in the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket . It was later released in paperback under the name The Wide Window; or, Disappearance! In The Wide Window, the Baudelaire orphans are sent to live with their third guardian, Aunt Josephine, who lives on a house overlooking Lake Lachrymose . </P> <P> Shortly after the events of The Reptile Room, Mr. Poe puts the Baudelaire orphans, Klaus, Sunny and Violet under the care of Aunt Josephine, who lives in a house atop a hill overlooking Lake Lachrymose, a lake so large that hurricanes have occurred in that area . Aunt Josephine, despite being a good - hearted elder, lives an unusual lifestyle of having phobias of almost everything from cooking food to her welcome mat . </P>

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