Poe Family

Poe Family
Biographical Information
Member(s)	Arthur Poe, Eleanora Poe, Polly Poe Edgar Poe, Albert Poe
Connected Families	Baudelaire Family
General Information
Association	Mulctuary Money Management
Behind the Scenes
Appearances	A Series of Unfortunate Events
Adaptation Appearances	2004 film Netflix Adaptation

The Poe family consists of five characters within the series. Arthur and Eleanora hold powerful positions in the City though both of them seem easily influenced.

Members

• Arthur Poe
• Eleanora Poe (Poe's sister in the books, and his wife in the TV series)
• Polly Poe (Poe's wife in the books)
• Edgar Poe
• Albert Poe 

The family seems to have been friendly with Beatrice and Bertrand Baudelaire, as their children remember them being invited for dinner often, and Arthur was put in charge of the Baudelaires' estate until Violet Baudelaire could come of age. 

While not much is known about the family of Arthur Poe in the books, it is mentioned that Edgar and Albert are very rude, and Polly seems to be fond of In things. Poe's sister, Eleanora, is the head editor of The Daily Punctilio, though Poe sometimes disagrees with her about her handling of the Baudelaire case.

In the Netflix series, the characters of Polly and Eleanora were combined, likely for simplification and time constraints. (Their role was also merged with Geraldine Julienne.) Thus, the Poe family has stronger connections to The Daily Punctilio, and Poe seems less skeptical of his wife's competence with her job as a journalist.

In the Netflix canon, it is also mentioned of Edgar and Albert that one of the brothers followed their father into the banking world, while the other "lives in a cave and talks to sheep," and each thinks the other has it better.

Family Tree

Books

Unknown

Eleanora Poe

Arthur Poe

Polly Poe

Edgar Poe

Albert Poe

Netflix Series

Arthur Poe

Eleanora Poe

Edgar Poe

Albert Poe

Trivia

• Their surname is likely a reference to Edgar Allan Poe, a famous poet, as are Edgar and Albert's first names.
• Edgar, Albert and Eleanora make no appearance in the 2004 film, though Polly makes a small cameo.

Appearances

Books
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Books)
1. The Bad Beginning (1999):	Debut	7. The Vile Village (2001):	Appears
2. The Reptile Room (1999):	Appears	8. The Hostile Hospital (2001):	Mentioned
3. The Wide Window (2000):	Appears	9. The Carnivorous Carnival (2002):	Mentioned
4. The Miserable Mill (2000):	Appears	10. The Slippery Slope (2003):	Mentioned
5. The Austere Academy (2000):	Appears	11. The Grim Grotto (2004):	Appears
6. The Ersatz Elevator (2001):	Appears	12. The Penultimate Peril (2005):	Appears
13. The End (2006):		Mentioned
All the Wrong Questions
Who Could That Be at This Hour? (2012):	Absent	Shouldn't You Be in School? (2014):	Absent
When Did You See Her Last? (2013):	Absent	Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? (2015):	Absent
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (2014):		Absent
Snicketverse
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (2002):		Appears
The Dismal Dinner (2004):		Absent
The Beatrice Letters (2006):		Absent
29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy (2014):		Absent
The Hero of the Story (2017):		Absent
Poison for Breakfast (2021):		Absent
Other Snicket Books
The Baby in the Manger (2002):		Absent
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming (2007):		Absent
The Lump of Coal (2008):		Absent
The Composer Is Dead (2009):		Absent
13 Words (2010):		Absent
The Dark (2013):		Absent
Goldfish Ghost (2017):		Absent

Gallery

The Poe kitchen.

The Poe family.

Saying goodnight.

Eleanora, Edgar and Albert.

Edgar and Albert's bedroom.