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This week's featured author pages

Herbert G. Wells (1866 - 1946) -- widely considered the father of science fiction, H.G. Wells' works are important political and social commentary of the 20th century.

Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880) -- author of the early 19th century whose perfection of a naturalistic and precisionary style has made him legendary.

John Wyclif (1330 - 1380) --

J.M. Synge (1871 - 1909) -- Irish poet and dramatist, who wrote about the bleak lives of many of the Irish people

William Faulkner (1897 - 1962) -- Nobel Laureate and a storyteller of startling originality and power.