![]() ![]() Another derivative of that original albio was the Old Welsh elbid, modern Welsh elfydd, the primary meaning of which is world, land or region. Meanwhile, in Welsh alp denotes a craggy rock or eminence. It’s often presumed that Albion is derived from this. In Gaelic, alp meant a height or eminence, giving rise to albainn (hilly land) and thence to the modern Gaelic for Scotland, Alba. In Britain languages related to Gaulish, Welsh and Gaelic, produced similar words. Many scholars believe that the word derives from a root related to the Gaulish albio, meaning ‘the world,’ or, more literally, the ‘land above ground in the light.’ In a related sense, therefore, it gave rise to Latin albus, ‘white,’ as in ‘albumen’ (egg-white) or ‘album.’ The word also is the source of Alp, as in the mountain range one sense of this name seems to be the ‘white mountains covered in snow, the peaks illuminated by the sun.’ It is such an ancient name that its origins are a little uncertain. ![]() “All things begin and in in Albion’s Ancient, Druid, Rocky Shore” ( William Blake)Īlbion is an archaic name for Britain, favoured by poet William Blake and others of a similarly literary, mystical or antiquarian taste. William Blake, The Emanation of the Giant Albion ![]()
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![]() ![]() This book is lovingly dedicated to the most important and inspirational person in my life, my dad, Ralph Paul. To request permission and all other inquiries, contact Dreamspinner Press, 382 NE 191st Street #88329, Miami, FL 33179-3899, USA No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without the written permission of the Publisher, except where permitted by law. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.Ĭopyright © 2011 by Eon de Beaumont and Augusta LiĬover Art by Anne Cain Design by Mara McKennenĪll rights reserved. ![]() ![]() ![]() I got my first real hardcover chapter book in fourth grade - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. 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When you are engulfed in flames by Sedaris, David Publication date 2008 Topics Sedaris, David, Humorous stories, American, American essays, Manners and customs, United States - Social life and customs - 21st century, United States Publisher New York : Little, Brown and Co. Also recounted is the buying of a human skeleton and the author's attempt to quit smoking In Tokyo. Subjects include a parasitic worm that once lived in his mother-in-law's leg, an encounter with a dingo, and the recreational use of an external catheter. Author of the national bestsellers Should You Be Attacked By Snakes and If You Are Surrounded by Mean Ghosts, David Sedaris, with When You Are Engulfed in Flames, is clearly at the top of his game.ĭavid Sedaris has written yet another book of essays (his sixth). David Sedaris has studied this phenomenon, and his resulting insights may very well save your life. 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