William Stewart Ross stood as British writer, publisher, and prominent advocate of freethought and secularism, who established the publishing firm William Stewart & Co. in London and edited the Secular Review before converting it into the Agnostic Journal and Eclectic Review; he issued works on religion, politics, and poetry and earned poetry prizes, including Burns memorial awards.
On 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.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 WiUiam 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
www.goodreads.comAs 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).
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