The Autobiography of Methuselah

by John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922)

A satirical look at early biblical events from the point of view of someone who was there to witness most of them: the oldest man in recorded history. (Summary by Matthew Reece)

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Total running time: 2:27:54
Read by Matthew Reece


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• 0 - Foreword – 00:15:00
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• 1 - Chapter I - I am Born and Named – 00:12:52
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• 2 - Chapter II - Early Influences – 00:14:56
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• 3 - Chapter III - Some Reminscences of Adam – 00:16:06
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• 4 - Chapter IV - Grandmother Eve – 00:14:29
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• 5 - Chapter V - Some Notes on Cain and Abel – 00:15:51
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• 6 - Chapter VI - He Confesses to Being a Poet – 00:14:20
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• 7 - Chapter VII - The International Marine and Zoo Floatation Company – 00:15:08
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• 8 - Chapter VIII - On the Extinction of the Mastodon – 00:15:18
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• 9 - Chapter IX - As to Women – 00:13:54
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Cataloged on December 02, 2010