Mary Ruth Mayhew

Mary Ruth Mayhew, also known by her married name Ruth Head, or 'Mrs Henry Head', was a novelist also known for her marriage to the neurologist Henry Head.

She is depicted in the novel Regeneration by Pat Barker, which features Head's experiments on nerve regeneration with fellow neurologist W.H.R. Rivers.

Bibliography

• 'A simple guide to pictures'. (London, 1914.)
• 'Pictures and other passages from Henry James'. (London, 1916.)
• 'The weather calendar'. (Oxford, 1917.)
• 'A history of departed things'. (London, 1918.)
• 'A day-book of Benjamin Disraeli'. (Oxford: The Claredon Press, 1920.)
• 'The Little Death' translation of Irene Forbes-Mosse's novel. (London, 1921.)
• 'Compensation'. (London, 1921.)
• 'Pages from the works of Thomas Hardy' with an introduction by Henry Head. (London: Chatto & Windus, 1922.)