William Romaine Paterson

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.

Biographical details William Romaine Paterson was born in Glasgow on 29 July 1871.

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 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 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