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 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 ==