Dognapping
From the casebook of J. P. Laneerws, Master Detective. Solve a Mystery. Book 3. By Marian Lee. 1982 Jeffrey P. Landers was in his office…
The Greenwich Boat
Old Lattimer’s legacy. By J. S. Fletcher. 1892 Pages 183-184 <…> “I showed your little tale to Snooker—you know Snooker of the Boy’s Own Thriller?…
The Sparrow Imp’s Return
The Children of Funbeam. By Flo Lancester. 1920 <…>Flip-Flap and Don were sitting at the table, chatting over their dessert.‘‘These spiced snowballs are lovely, Oojah,…
Polly in Pantomime
Polly Mountemple. A Fin de Siècle Story of the Stage. By Charles Holls. 1891 <…> We did not even trouble to find out from the…
Auto Racket
Dan Dunn. Auto Racket. Issue 32. By Norman Marsh. 1933 <…> YEAH, SNOOKER, WE’RE GOIN’ T’MAKE YUH A PRESENT OF THIS CAR–BEIN’ IT’S THE HOLIDAYS–…
The Innocence of the Guilty
The Idler. 1910 By Paul Herring <…> In much less than that time the redoubtable Jim Snooker, champion light-weight crib-cracker of that part of London,…
Beauty’s Sister
The eternal boy. Being the story of the prodigious Hickey. By Johnson, Owen. 1909 <…> That evening on the esplanade he called Snookers to him,…
He wanted to be a Bohemian
The Peterborough Times. August 7, 1875 He came into our office one day last week and asked us if there was a vacancy for a…
The Renegade
The Flag of our Union. Boston, Saturday, August 13, 1859 A Story of the shores and waters of Connecticut. By Malcolm J. Errym. <…> “And…
The Story of Snooker (A Fact)
Country Life. August 7th, 1909 [To the Editor of “Country Life.”] Sir,—Snooker was a pig, one of a large family; his brothers and sisters seemed…
Sergeant Snookers of the Z. “P’leece.”
Panama Roughneck Ballads. By John Hall. 1912 ‘Twas Sergeant Snookers of the Z. “P’leece.””Wake-up an’ sign yer name!Yer drunk, ye lout! Ye broke th’ peace!Ye…
The Model Policeman and The Model Servant Girl
Spring-Heel’d Jack: The Terror of London. By Alfred Coates. 1867 Chapter XXIII. <…> He had just recovered one of those painful shocks to his feelings—…