William Romaine Paterson (29 July 1871 – 3 December 1941) was a Scottish, Glasgow-based writer often using the pen name Benjamin Swift. He wrote novels, poems, essays, and short stories., citing The Reader's Dictionary of Authors, 1917
Biographical details William Romaine Paterson was born in Glasgow on 29 July 1871. He lived at 25 University Gardens near the University of Glasgow.
He received the MA degree from the University of Glasgow in 1894.
His mother was Marion Paterson. His father was Robert Paterson. His sister, Catherine Paterson, gifted part his archive to University of Glasgow Special Collections. He also had a brother, James Venn Paterson, and a nephew, James Paterson, Doctor of Laws.
He was interned in Vichy France during World War II. He died in Moustiers-Sainte-Marie on 3 December 1941.
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 1905A review of Life's questionings in The Athenaeum, no. 4052, 24 June 1905, p. 782 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.The Nemesis of Nations at Google Books 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
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External links "Material relating to William Romaine Paterson", University of Glasgow, Special Collections