. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . ts reviewing The Rule in Minots Case (New York, 1871), and four numbers of Chaptersfor the Times, by a Berkshire Farmer, political(Lee, Mass., 1884).—John Osbornes brother, Epes,editor, b. in Gloucester, Mass., 27 Sept., 1813; Boston, Mass., 31 Dec., 1880, accompanied hisfather to Russia when a lad, and, after studying atthe Boston Latin-school and at Harvard, aban-doned a collegiate course, devoting himself to lit-erature. His earliest productions appeared in the Collegian, and he subsequently connected him-self with the Boston Daily Adver
. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . ts reviewing The Rule in Minots Case (New York, 1871), and four numbers of Chaptersfor the Times, by a Berkshire Farmer, political(Lee, Mass., 1884).—John Osbornes brother, Epes,editor, b. in Gloucester, Mass., 27 Sept., 1813; Boston, Mass., 31 Dec., 1880, accompanied hisfather to Russia when a lad, and, after studying atthe Boston Latin-school and at Harvard, aban-doned a collegiate course, devoting himself to lit-erature. His earliest productions appeared in the Collegian, and he subsequently connected him-self with the Boston Daily Advertiser and the Atlas, and in 1839 removed to New York to be-come an assistant editor of the Mirror. He re-turned to Boston about 1846, and edited the Even-ing Transcript for several years, retiring from thatcharge to devote himself to editing a series of edu-cational works. During his editorial career held pleasant relations with Daniel Web-ster, John C. Calhoun, William C. Preston, andHenry Clay, and Mr. Clay said that Mr. Sargents. Change, Makes Change, Memoir of him was the best and most authen-tic in existence. While a resident of New York hewas a member of the Union club, and a founder ofthe New York club. He was a laborious student andworker, and engagedwith success in al-most every branchof literature. Hebegan to write forthe stage in 1836,and produced the Bride of Genoa,a poetical drama infive acts, which wasplayed with successat the Tremont the-atre, Boston, in Feb-ruary, 1837, and sub-sequently in NewOrleans and NewYork. He produced Velasco the fol-lowing November atthe Tremont the-atre, Ellen Tree tak-ing the part of Isi-dora. His other plays, _ a comedy, and the Priestess, a tragedy, were suc-cessfully received in this country and abroad. Hisnovels and tales for the young include Wealth andWorth (New York, 1840); Whats to be Done, orthe Will and the Way (1841); Fleetwood. or theStain of a Birth (1845); and Peculiar, a Tale ofthe Great Transition, which p
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