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== [[Zirkoff, Boris]] ==

'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Sargent, Epes}}'''. American author, b. at Gloucester, Mass., Sept. 27, 1813. Educated chiefly at the Boston Latin School, which he entered at the age of nine. Although matriculated at Harvard College, {{Page aside|529}}he did not remain for graduation. When a boy, accompanied his father upon an extended trip to Russia, where he spent much time studying various collections of paintings. Upon his return, he started a small weekly paper, the ''Literary Journal'', in which he gave an account of his experiences in Russia. From that time on, he devoted himself to literature. His first contributions appeared in the ''Boston Daily Advertiser''. For a while, he associated himself with S. G. Goodrich in the preparation of the ''Peter Parley Books''. In 1836 he wrote for Josephine Clifton a five-act play entitled ''The Bride of Genoa'', followed the next year by the tragedy ''Velasco'', both plays being successfully produced. In 1837, Sargent became connected with the ''Boston Atlas'', as Washington correspondent. In 1839, he took charge for a while of the New York ''Mirror'', but returned to Boston, 1846, where he edited for several years ''The Evening Transcript''. He established himself at Roxbury, and after a few years withdrew from newspaper life and engaged exclusively in literary pursuits. It is during this period that he wrote a number of children’s books, some of which reached a large sale. In 1852, he produced the ''Standard Speaker'', a work of rare completeness which passed through thirteen editions within three years. He also prepared excellent readers for public schools, which had an enormous sale. He also continued to produce some plays, such as ''The Priestess'', with great success. In 1849, Sargent published a collection of poems under the title of ''Songs of the Sea'', some of which were set to music. He was on terms of intimacy with Henry Clay and wrote a life of that distinguished statesman. He was well known as a lecturer throughout New England and counted among his close friends some of the famous men of the day, such as Daniel Webster and others.

|detail = vol. 3, pp. 528-530

|link = Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.3)#528

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