William Romaine Paterson (29 July 1871 – 3 December 1941) was a Scottish,

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-based writer often using the

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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

on 29 July 1871. He lived at 25

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near the

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. 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

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during World War II. He died in

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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

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s 1905 *'' 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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Paterson, William Romaine 1871 births 1941 deaths 20th-century Scottish male writers 20th-century Scottish novelists Scottish male novelists Writers from Glasgow