William Romaine Paterson
William Romaine Paterson (29 July 1871, Glasgow —1942) was a Scottish, Glasgow-based writer often using the pen name Benjamin Swift. He wrote novels, poems, essays, and short stories.[1][2][3]
Works
- Nancy Noon, 1896
- The Tormentor, 1897
- The Destroyer, 1898
- Dartnell: A Bizarre Incident, 1900
- Nude Souls, a novel, 1900
- The Eternal Conflict, an essay, 1901, 228pp.
- Ludus amoris, reprinted as The Game of Love, 1902
- In Piccadilly, 1903
- Gossip, 1905
- Life's questionings: A book of experience, a collection of author's aphorisms and apothegms 1905[4]
- The Nemesis Of Nations: Studies In History, 1907
- From the preface: "...a humble attempt is made to utilise part of the expert evidence for the purpose of forming some opinions on the life and death of nations." Chapters: I. Introduction, II. Hindustan, III. Babylon, IV. Greece, V. Rome.[5]
- The Death Man, 1908
- The Lady of the Night, 1913
- What Lies Beneath, 1917
- Siren City, 1923
- The Old Dance Master, 1923
- Problems of Destiny, an essay, 1935
Biographical details
He lived as 25 University Gardens near the University of Glasgow.[1][3]
He received the MA degree (1894) from the University of Glasgow.[3]
His mother was Marion Paterson.[1] His father was Robert Paterson.[3] His sister, Catherine Paterson, gifted part his archive to University of Glasgow Special Collections.[1] He also had brother, James Venn Paterson[1] and a nephew James Paterson, Doctor of Laws.[3]
He was interred in Vichy, France.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Papers of William Romaine Paterson, 1871-1942, novelist 'Benjamin Swift'
- ^ "William Romaine Paterson (1871–1942)" a bio at Bartleby.com citing The Reader’s Dictionary of Authors, 1917
- ^ a b c d e "William Romaine Paterson", a bio at the University of Glasgow Story
- ^ A review of Life's questionings in The Athenaeum, no. 4052, 24 June 1905, p. 782
- ^ The Nemesis of Nations at Google Books
External links
- "Material relating to William Romaine Paterson", University of Glasgow, Special Collections