 He may have been the author (as 'Paul Cupid') of a 1909 novel "The Rival Physicians".As a result of increased costs during World War I the copy price of the books was increased to one shilling and threepence, but it was lowered to one shilling again as soon as possible.Rowlandson, who had to work extremely hard to keep control of a business worked on a small margin of profit, became ill early in 1922, and taking a voyage to North America for the sake of his health was unable to land when he arrived at San Francisco, California.