New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-01
DEATH or EPES SARGENT.
BosToN, Dec. 31.-Epes Sargent, the author,
died in this city last night.


died in this city last night.
Mr.. Sargent was born at Gloucester, Mass,
September 81. 1914 During his childhood he spent sew
eral months with his father st. Petersburg. lie was
educated at the Boston Latin School. and spent
two or three years at Harvard After leaving the
college he passed industrious literary life In New
York and Boston Beginning with school-ooy efus0ns
The Literary Journal Conducted by himself and
other at the ,ston Latin school and The COL
Icgian "a Howard paper established by his BROTHER
Jonn Osborne sargen, aferward connected with
the editorial STATS OF The Token. Pdriey's Mag
Gzino The Nep England Md9d-tne. The Adj
cerfiser OF Boston QS37l. The Mirror of Eew-York
Qs39'i0). The HeU Monthly Magazine tNewYOrk, lsi3
The Transcript, Of Boston t1s44-5J) The School
Monthly Boston. 1851 and The Ner World, Of New
YORK. He was also frequent contributor to heKnieer
booker Magazine The Atlantic Moniyin It's earlier days
and other periodicals lie also assisted Samuel G. Good
rich in preparing his Geography md several OF the
Peter Farley books. In 1886 Fir. Sargent wrote a
play five acts. The Bride OF Genoa" for Miss JOSE
phine Clifton This play produced ut the
fremont Theatre with great and was published
in The NetO World under the title OF The Genocse In
the following year he for + len Tree tragedy.
VclascO" produced with success In Boston
and frequently In Eng and, where was commended by
Sejeant TalfOurd and the elder VandenhOh Two other
plays" Change Makes Change" comedy, and " The
Priestess," tragedy-com ,etc his dramatic works
thi,, city, about 1880 or 1si0, and afterward by
Burton at phia The Prestess" acted
at the New Boston for thirteen nights In 1888,
and twenty copies OF the text printed privately
Among tn, other works published by NJ. Sargent are
the following: "we9lih aud Worth ns40. What's
To be Donei" Os4ll, " The Life and Services OF Henry
Clay us12l. " Fleetwood" novel Gsi5l. " Songs OF
The Sea Qs47) "TAe Mariners Library" " American
Adventures by Land and Sea usi7l. SELECTIONS In
Poetry 1852 The Critic Criticised" reply 10 re-
view Of Webster's Orthogaphical System In The
Democratic Rcre,c for March 1856. Arctic Adventure
by Sea and Land" $3.50. "POems."" Original DA-
ogues" us0D, :" Six Charts for Use in Teaching Read
ing, Spelling, etc." Peculiar" tale QSG3. "Pan-
chette," an account OF Modern spirtusliSm 1850,
"Tnc Woman who Dared" q poem Qs69l, School
Manual OF English Etymoogy" 1879
Mr.. Sargent also edited large number OF standard
and popu ar works and produced q number OF school
books Several have been set to music the
best known one being "a Life the Ocean Wave"
Many OF his works passed through several editions ana
his poems met with words OF cordial praise from his con-
emporaries Specimens OF his poems several OF which
were much liked By Poe given in Griswod's Poets"
and 1.-THE CyclOpedia Of American Literature
In 1913 Mr.. Sargent repubished his " Life OF Clay "
VITA additions and ia 1852 Horace Greeley brought IL
down 10 Br Cay's death. Mr.. Clay preferred ths To
any other account OF life and the BOOK had large
sale During the last fe~ years OF his lie Mr. sargent
spent much labor In preparing an elaborate wotk OH
Splrltuasm aud IN editing the CyclOpe1In Ol Brtish
aud American Poetry"
For oRsr obituary Nelrs see EiGhH Pdoe.