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 longevity / by John Burn Bailey ; with an introductory chapter in "long-lasting".

London : Chapman and Hall, limited, 1888.

xii, 400 pages ; 24 cm

Introduction.--"Long-lasting"--St. Anthony the Great.--Joannes Cantacuzenus, emperor of the East.--George Gemisthus Pletho.--Luigi Cornaro.--Titian.--Fontenelle.--Thomas Amory.--A group of far-advanced nonagenarians.--Eva Maria Garrick.--Caroline Lucretia Herschel.--Mary Somerville.--Sir Moses Montefiore.--Martin Joseph Routh.--Mr. Thomas' investigated case of centenarianism.--A group of unquestionable centenarians.--A few recent and probable cases of centenarianism.--Conclusion.