Modern Methuselahs

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Excerpt from Modern Methuselahs: Or Short Biographical Sketches of a Few Advanced Nonagenarians or Actual Centenarians Who Were Distinguished in Art, Science, Literature, or Philanthropy, Also, Brief Notices of Some Individuals Remarkable Chiefly for Their LongetivityIn conclusion, the compiler found so much interest in the variety of characters thus summoned before him - individuals of different climes, of eras long removed from each other, of varying national customs, and of modes of life widely diverse - that he thought others might be glad to share the interest with him, the more so as the greater number of the lives are not those which are over and over again brought before the public. He has also endeavoured to present, as far as possible, more of the personal history and domestic habits of those whose lives are reviewed than is generally given.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.