William Stewart Ross stood as British writer, publisher, and prominent advocate of freethought and secularism, who launched the publishing firm William Stewart & Co. in London and edited the Secular Review before recasting it as the Agnostic Journal and Eclectic Review; he produced works on religion, politics, and poetry and received poetry prizes, including Burns memorial awards.
As a disciple of the romantic school of poetry inaugurated by Sir Walter Scott, Ross was widely known for the patriotic fervour and picturesque descriptions of incidents and scenes in the old days of chivalry. His poems include Lays of Romance and Chivalry (1884), Isaure and Other Poems (1887), and The Harp of the Valley (1868).
www.john-clarke.co.ukOn the invitation of the publisher Thomas Laurie, Ross went to London to assist in the publishing of educational works. In 1872 he turned writer and publisher of educational works on his own account at 41 Farringdon Street, calling his firm WiUiam Stewart & Co. Many works on English history and literature' came from his pen and press.
en.wikisource.orgOn the invitation of the publisher Thomas Laurie, Ross went to London to assist in the publishing of educational works. In 1872 he turned writer and publisher of educational works on his own account at 41 Farringdon Street, calling his firm William Stewart & Co. Many works on English history and literature' came from his pen and press.
en.wikisource.orgAuthor of Isaure, and Other Poems, God and his book The Bible, and Miscellaneous Pamphlets By Saladin
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