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John Collis Snaith (24 February 1876 – 8 December 1936) was an English first-class cricketer active 1900 who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Nottingham; died in Hampstead. He was also a novelist, writing as J. C. Snaith, and played in the Authors Cricket Club alongside fellow authors A. A. Milne and P. G. Wodehouse among others. Works Mistress Dorothy Marvin: being excerpts from the memoirs of Sir Edward Armstrong, baronet, of Copeland Hall, in the county of Somerset (London: A.D. Innes, 1895) biography Fierceheart the Soldier (London: A.D. Innes, 1897) Lady Barbarity: a romantic comedy (London: Ward, Lock, 1899) Willow the King: the story of a cricket match (London: Ward, Lock, 1899) Fortune (London: T. Nelson, 1901) Patricia at the Inn (Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith, 1901) Love's Itinerary (New York: D. Appleton, 1902) (possibly previous novel under alternate title) The Wayfarers (London: Ward, Lock, 1902) Brooke of Covenden (London: Archibald, Constable & Co, 1904) Henry Northcote (London: Archibald, Constable & Co, 1906) William Jordan Junior (London: Archibald, Constable & Co, 1907) Araminta (London: George Bell & Sons, 1909) (revised edition published 1921) Mrs. Fitz (London: George Bell & Sons, 1910) The Principal Girl (London: Methuen & Co, 1912) An Affair Of State (London: Methuen & Co, 1913) Anne Feversham (London: D. Appleton, 1914) The Great Age (London: T. Hutchinson, 1915) The Sailor (London: Elder & Co, 1916) The Coming (London: Chatto & Windus, 1917) Mary Plantaganet: an improbable story (London: Cassell & Co, 1918) The Time Spirit: a romantic tale (New York: D. Appleton, 1918) (possibly Mary Plantaganet under alternate title) Love Lane (London: W. Collins Sons & Co, 1919) The Undefeated (New York: D. Appleton, 1919) (possibly previous novel under alternate title) The Adventurous Lady (London: W. Collins Sons & Co, 1920) The Council of Seven (London: W. Collins Sons & Co, 1921) The Van Roon (New York: D. Appleton, 1922) (possibly previous novel under alternate title) The Crime of Constable Kelly (London: T. Nelson, 1924) Time and Tide (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1924) (possibly also published as There Is A Tide, D. Appleton, 1924) Thus Far (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1925) What Is To Be (Che sarà sarà) (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1926) The Hoop (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1927) Surrender (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1928) Cousin Beryl (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1929) The Unforseen (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1930) Indian Summer (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1931) But Even So (London: T. Hutchinson, 1935) Curioser and Curioser (London: T. Hutchinson, 1935) (reprinted as Lord Cobbleigh Disappears, D. Appleton, 1936) One Of The Ones (London: T. Hutchinson, 1937) posthumous References External links Works by John Collis Snaith at Faded Page (Canada) . Discover the J C Snaith popular books. Find the top 100 most popular J C Snaith books.

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  • The Van Roon synopsis, comments

    The Van Roon

    J. C. Snaith

    THE VAN ROONI N orth of the Strand, east of the National Gallery, a narrow street winds a devious course towards Long Acre. To the casual eye it is no more than a mean and din...

  • The Principal Girl synopsis, comments

    The Principal Girl

    J. C. Snaith

    CHAPTER I A GREAT PROCONSUL; AND OTHER PHENOMENA The great Proconsul stood on one of Messrs. Maple’s best hearthrugs in Grosvenor Square. A typical payer of the supertax, a pi...

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    THE COUNCIL OF SEVEN BY J. C. SNAITH

    J. C. SNAITH [Author]

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  • Anne Feversham synopsis, comments

    Anne Feversham

    J. C. Snaith

    CHAPTER I A DISTINGUISHED member of the Lord Chamberlain’s company, Mr. William Shakespeare by name, had entered the shop of a tailor in the town of Nottingham. This popular and re...

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    The Council of Seven

    J. C. Snaith

    HE Helicon Club was at the end of the street. Women interested in literature, the arts, in social and public affairs could lunch, dine, entertain their friends in this oasis. Its p...

  • The Wayfarers synopsis, comments

    The Wayfarers

    J. C. Snaith

    Popular novel first published in 1902. The story begins: "When I opened my eyes it was one o'clock in the day. The cards lay on the table in a heap, and on the carpet in a great...

  • The Undefeated synopsis, comments

    The Undefeated

    J. C. Snaith

    THE UNDEFEATEDI IT was hot. It was so hot that a certain Mr. William Hollis sitting on an old bacon box in the lee of a summerhouse in his lockup garden had removed coat and waistc...