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| | pseudonym = Comyns Beaumont,<br>W. Comyns Beaumont,<br>Appian Way | | pseudonym = Comyns Beaumont,<br />W. Comyns Beaumont,<br />Appian Way | ||
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| '''William Comyns Beaumont''', also known as '''Comyns Beaumont''' and '''Appian Way''', (17 October 1873 – 30 December 1955)<ref name = ObserverObit>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= Death of Comyns Beaumont|url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/258074130/?terms=comyns%2Bbeaumont|work= The Observer|location=London, England |date=1 January 1956 |access-date= 3 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=ccc>, Benny J Peiser, October |
'''William Comyns Beaumont''', also known as '''Comyns Beaumont''' and '''Appian Way''', (17 October 1873 – 30 December 1955)<ref name = ObserverObit>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= Death of Comyns Beaumont|url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/258074130/?terms=comyns%2Bbeaumont|work= The Observer|location=London, England |date=1 January 1956 |access-date= 3 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=ccc>, Benny J Peiser, 17 October 1997</ref> was a British ], ], ], and ]. Beaumont was a staff ] for the '']''<ref name=ccc/> and eventually became editor of the '']'' in 1903<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/header/|title=Churchill College|website=www.chu.cam.ac.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.philsp.com/data/data055.html#BYSTANDER|title=Magazine Data File|website=www.philsp.com}}</ref> and then '']'' in 1932.<ref>, '']''. 15 August 1932.</ref> | ||
| Beaumont's astronomical speculations were later mirrored by ]'s works. | Beaumont's astronomical speculations were later mirrored by ]'s works. | ||
| == Family == | == Family == | ||
| Beaumont was the uncle of the British actress ], mother of writers ] and ], and the painter ]. | |||
| == Theories == | == Theories == | ||
| Beaumont accepted the existence of ] based on British folklore, and argued other mythological creatures were actually real.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IZNKVA1JcWwC&q=comyns+beaumont+giants&pg=PA188|title=Curing Hiccups with Small Fires: A Delightful Miscellany of Great British Eccentrics|first=Karl|last=Shaw|date= |
Beaumont accepted the existence of ] based on British folklore, and argued other mythological creatures were actually real.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IZNKVA1JcWwC&q=comyns+beaumont+giants&pg=PA188|title=Curing Hiccups with Small Fires: A Delightful Miscellany of Great British Eccentrics|first=Karl|last=Shaw|date=17 August 2009|publisher=Boxtree|isbn=9780752227030|via=Google Books}}</ref> | ||
| In ''Facts and Fallacies'' (1988) published by '']'', Beaumont's views are summarized: | In ''Facts and Fallacies'' (1988) published by '']'', Beaumont's views are summarized: | ||
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{{Blockquote|In a series of books published between 1946 and 1949, British journalist William Comyns Beaumont astonished the world with the following extraordinary revelations: Jesus of Nazareth had been crucified just outside Edinburgh, Scotland — the site of the ancient city of Jerusalem. Satan was a comet that collided with the earth and caused Noah's Flood. The ancient Egyptians were in fact Irishmen. Hell is to be found in western Scotland. The Greek hero Achilles spent his childhood on the Isle of Skye. Galilee, birthplace of Jesus, was Wales. Ancient Athens was in reality Bath, England ... Comyns Beaumont started his radical revision of history with the belief, innocuous enough, that the lost island of Atlantis might be Britain.}} | ||
| He was also a proponent of the ], arguing ]'s plays were written by ]. | He was also a proponent of the ], arguing ]'s plays were written by ]. | ||
| ==Works== | ==Works== | ||
| New Editions of ''The Riddle of the Earth; The Mysterious Comet; The Riddle of Prehistoric Britain'', ''Britain: The Key to World History'' and now also "The Great Deception" have been published with the permission of The Estate of Comyns Beaumont. | |||
| Previous printings: | |||
| *''The Riddle of the Earth'' (written under the name of Appian Way), Chapman & Hall, London (or Brentano's, New York), 1925, | *''The Riddle of the Earth'' (written under the name of Appian Way), Chapman & Hall, London (or Brentano's, New York), 1925, | ||
| *''The Mysterious Comet: Or the Origin, Building up, and Destruction of Worlds, by means of Cometary Contacts'', Rider & Co., London, 1932, | *''The Mysterious Comet: Or the Origin, Building up, and Destruction of Worlds, by means of Cometary Contacts'', Rider & Co., London, 1932, | ||
| *''The Riddle of Prehistoric Britain'', Rider & Co., London, 1946 (Kessinger Publishing Co., 1997, {{ISBN|1-56459-900-0}}) | *''The Riddle of Prehistoric Britain'', Rider & Co., London, 1946 (Kessinger Publishing Co., 1997, {{ISBN|1-56459-900-0}}) | ||
| *''Britain, the Key to World History'', Rider & Co., London, 1947<ref>Reviewed in , Diane Maclean, ''The Scotsman'', |
*''Britain, the Key to World History'', Rider & Co., London, 1947<ref>Reviewed in , Diane Maclean, ''The Scotsman'', 15 April 2005</ref> | ||
| *''The Private Life of the Virgin Queen'', self-published, 1947, | *''The Private Life of the Virgin Queen'', self-published, 1947, | ||
| *''A Rebel in Fleet Street'', Hutchinson & Co., London, 1948 (or 1944) (his autobiography) | *''A Rebel in Fleet Street'', Hutchinson & Co., London, 1948 (or 1944) (his autobiography) | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| * notes birth |
* notes birth and death dates of 1879 and 1955 | ||
| {{Authority control}} | {{Authority control}} | ||
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British journalist, writer and editor For other people named similarly, see William Beaumont and William Comyn.
| William Comyns Beaumont | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Comyns Beaumont (1873-10-17)17 October 1873 |
| Died | 30 December 1955(1955-12-30) (aged 82) |
| Pen name | Comyns Beaumont, W. Comyns Beaumont, Appian Way |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, lecturer, editor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Relatives | Muriel Beaumont (niece) Angela du Maurier (great niece) Daphne du Maurier (great niece) Jeanne du Maurier (great niece) |
William Comyns Beaumont, also known as Comyns Beaumont and Appian Way, (17 October 1873 – 30 December 1955) was a British author, journalist, lecturer, and editor. Beaumont was a staff writer for the Daily Mail and eventually became editor of the Bystander in 1903 and then The Graphic in 1932.
Beaumont's astronomical speculations were later mirrored by Immanuel Velikovsky's works.
Family
Beaumont was the uncle of the British actress Muriel Beaumont, mother of writers Angela du Maurier and Daphne du Maurier, and the painter Jeanne du Maurier.
Theories
Beaumont accepted the existence of giants based on British folklore, and argued other mythological creatures were actually real.
In Facts and Fallacies (1988) published by Reader's Digest, Beaumont's views are summarized:
In a series of books published between 1946 and 1949, British journalist William Comyns Beaumont astonished the world with the following extraordinary revelations: Jesus of Nazareth had been crucified just outside Edinburgh, Scotland — the site of the ancient city of Jerusalem. Satan was a comet that collided with the earth and caused Noah's Flood. The ancient Egyptians were in fact Irishmen. Hell is to be found in western Scotland. The Greek hero Achilles spent his childhood on the Isle of Skye. Galilee, birthplace of Jesus, was Wales. Ancient Athens was in reality Bath, England ... Comyns Beaumont started his radical revision of history with the belief, innocuous enough, that the lost island of Atlantis might be Britain.
He was also a proponent of the Shakespeare authorship question, arguing Shakespeare's plays were written by Francis Bacon.
Works
- The Riddle of the Earth (written under the name of Appian Way), Chapman & Hall, London (or Brentano's, New York), 1925, OCLC 1517479
- The Mysterious Comet: Or the Origin, Building up, and Destruction of Worlds, by means of Cometary Contacts, Rider & Co., London, 1932, OCLC 8997586
- The Riddle of Prehistoric Britain, Rider & Co., London, 1946 (Kessinger Publishing Co., 1997, ISBN 1-56459-900-0)
- Britain, the Key to World History, Rider & Co., London, 1947
- The Private Life of the Virgin Queen, self-published, 1947, OCLC 601691
- A Rebel in Fleet Street, Hutchinson & Co., London, 1948 (or 1944) (his autobiography)
- The Great Deception Rediscovered by the Comyns Beaumont Archive in 2015. Previously referenced as After Atlantis: the Greatest Story Never Told (a title bestowed by Robert Stephanos) in Eccentric Lives, Peculiar Notions, John Michell, 2002, ISBN 1-57912-228-0, pp. 136–143)
Further reading
- Eccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions, John Michell, (1984), Thames & Hudson.
References
- "Death of Comyns Beaumont". The Observer. London, England. 1 January 1956. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Cambridge Conference Correspondence: William Comyns Beaumont (1873 - 1956) Britain's Most Eccentric and Least Known Cosmic Heretic, Benny J Peiser, 17 October 1997
- "Churchill College". www.chu.cam.ac.uk.
- "Magazine Data File". www.philsp.com.
- "Eight Less One", Time. 15 August 1932.
- Shaw, Karl (17 August 2009). Curing Hiccups with Small Fires: A Delightful Miscellany of Great British Eccentrics. Boxtree. ISBN 9780752227030 – via Google Books.
- Reviewed in The Scotsman: The Grail, Jesus's children and Stone Age lasers: Scotland's madder myths - Scotland is the Lost City of Atlantis, Diane Maclean, The Scotsman, 15 April 2005
- Troubled Times: William Comyns Beaumont
- Troubled Times: Beaumont & Velikovsky
- Cambridge Conference Correspondence
External links
- Find-A-Grave: William Comyns Beaumont notes birth and death dates of 1879 and 1955