Charles Henry Ross

Biography

Ross created the fictional character Ally Sloper for the British magazine Judy in 1867, the popular character was spun off into his own comic, Ally Sloper's Half Holiday, in 1884. Ross originally was the illustrator of the character until his French-born wife, under the pseudonym Marie Duval, later took over the illustration. He had a son, Charles.

For a number of years, Ross was the editor of Judy.

He contributed a series of engravings, entitled "A Happy Day in a Varlet's Life. In a Series of Hard Lines", to the Ninth Season (1868) of Beeton's Christmas Annual.

Ross was the author of six novels in genres ranging from Gothic penny dreadfuls to light romances.

He died on 12 October 1897 in Clapham, London.

Works

• The Book of Cats (1868)

References

• Ally Sloper Web Exhibit: "Ally Sloper's Rise in Early Comic Culture", 13 November 2013, University of Alberta, 13 November 2013
• Ally Sloper's Half-Holiday: Comic Art in the 1880s, 1 October 1983, Peter Bailey, History Workshop Journal
• Ally Sloper group, 23 September 2004, Denis Gifford, 10.1093/ref:odnb/66301

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