Jonathan’s arrival from New Orleans
The Comic Almanac for 1836, Being Bissexile, or Leap Year. <…>The Captain shivered, all hands shok; I seized the cook’s bucket of scalding dish water…
In the first half of the nineteenth century, billiards underwent a remarkable expansion. Sets of rules were formulated, and various variants attained international recognition. Concurrently, the game exhibited a growing tendency to differentiate along national lines.
At this time, the term “snooker” emerged in the press and literature. It appeared under various guises, including as the designation of an animal, a term in diverse fields, and the moniker of a comedy character. Furthermore, there were a number of instances where an individual bearing this name was referenced.