William Comyns Beaumont, also known as Comyns Beaumont and Appian Way, (17 October 1873 – 30 December 1955)[1][2] was a British author, journalist, lecturer, and editor. Beaumont was a staff writer for the Daily Mail[2] and eventually became editor of the Bystander in 1903[3][4] and then The Graphic in 1932.[5]
Brother of Muriel Beaumont and uncle of Daphne DuMaurier.
Beaumont's astronomical speculations were later mirrored by Immanuel Velikovsky's works.
Beaumont accepted the existence of giants based on British folklore, and argued other mythological creatures were actually real.[6]
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.
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, ISBN1-56459-900-0)
Britain, the Key to World History, Rider & Co., London, 1947[7]
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, ISBN1-57912-228-0, pp. 136–143)[2]
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.
^ abcCambridge Conference Correspondence: William Comyns Beaumont (1873–1956) Britain's Most Eccentric and Least Known Cosmic Heretic, Benny J Peiser, 17 October 1997
^Shaw, Karl (17 August 2009). Curing Hiccups with Small Fires: A Delightful Miscellany of Great British Eccentrics. Boxtree. ISBN9780752227030 – 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
May 15, 2023
comyns, beaumont, other, people, named, similarly, william, beaumont, william, comyn, william, also, known, appian, october, 1873, december, 1955, british, author, journalist, lecturer, editor, beaumont, staff, writer, daily, mail, eventually, became, editor, . For other people named similarly see William Beaumont and William Comyn William Comyns Beaumont also known as Comyns Beaumont and Appian Way 17 October 1873 30 December 1955 1 2 was a British author journalist lecturer and editor Beaumont was a staff writer for the Daily Mail 2 and eventually became editor of the Bystander in 1903 3 4 and then The Graphic in 1932 5 Brother of Muriel Beaumont and uncle of Daphne DuMaurier Beaumont s astronomical speculations were later mirrored by Immanuel Velikovsky s works Contents 1 Family 2 Theories 3 Works 4 Further reading 5 ReferencesFamily EditBeaumont was the brother of the British actress Muriel Beaumont mother of writers Angela du Maurier and Daphne du Maurier and the painter Jeanne du Maurier Theories EditBeaumont accepted the existence of giants based on British folklore and argued other mythological creatures were actually real 6 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 EditThe Riddle of the Earth written under the name of Appian Way Chapman amp 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 amp Co London 1932 OCLC 8997586 The Riddle of Prehistoric Britain Rider amp Co London 1946 Kessinger Publishing Co 1997 ISBN 1 56459 900 0 Britain the Key to World History Rider amp Co London 1947 7 The Private Life of the Virgin Queen self published 1947 OCLC 601691 A Rebel in Fleet Street Hutchinson amp 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 2 Further reading EditEccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions John Michell 1984 Thames amp Hudson References Edit Death of Comyns Beaumont The Observer London England 1 January 1956 Retrieved 3 January 2018 a b c 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 amp Velikovsky Cambridge Conference Correspondence Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Comyns Beaumont amp oldid 1148486219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
