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Charles H. (Charles Henry) Ross
d. 1897
A lively Victorian humorist and cartoonist, he helped shape early comic storytelling and is best remembered as the co-creator of Ally Sloper. His work ranged from satire and fiction to illustrated books, with a knack for mixing words and pictures.
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The Book of Cats A Chit-chat Chronicle of Feline Facts and Fancies, Legendary, Lyrical, Medical, Mirthful and Miscellaneous
by Charles H. (Charles Henry) Ross
About the author
Charles Henry Ross was an English writer and cartoonist who lived from 1835 to 1897. He worked across several forms, including novels, humorous writing, illustration, and magazine work, and became a familiar name in Victorian popular culture.
He is especially known for creating the character Ally Sloper in 1867, a hugely influential comic figure developed with his wife, the French-born artist Marie Duval. That character later became one of the best-known comic personalities of the period and is often discussed as an important early step in the history of comics.
Ross also wrote and illustrated a wide range of other works, showing an easy movement between satire, storytelling, and visual humor. Some catalog records give uncertain or conflicting birth details, but major reference sources agree on his death in 1897 and on his reputation as a prolific English man of letters and art.