Home › Authors › William Romaine Paterson William Romaine Paterson United Kingdom · b. 1871 – d. 1941 · 2 books Biography William Romaine Paterson was a Scottish, Glasgow-based writer often using the pen name Benjamin Swift. He wrote novels, poems, essays, and short stories. Books by William Romaine Paterson The old dance master 1911 Dartnell Dartnell 1899