Ruby Mildred Ayres
(1883-1955), Romantic novelistSitter in 15 portraits
Undeterred by expulsion from school for writing 'an advanced love story', Ayres wrote 150 romantic novels. Her unprecedented success ensured large print runs and regular re-issues for novels including The Romance of a Rogue (1923) and Love without Wings (1953). An astute businesswomen, who negotiated her own contracts in Britain and abroad, Ayres's books are characterised by a simple morality where happiness depends on the 'simple things in life'.
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 15 September 1933
NPG x26617
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 15 September 1933
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by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 15 September 1933
NPG x26619
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x10331
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x10332
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x10333
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x10334
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x10335
by John Gay
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1949
NPG x128507
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