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This week's featured author pages

Pierre Bayle (1647 - 1706) -- French scholar who systematically criticised an enormous scope of religious and philosophical doctrines

William Hamilton (1788 - 1856) -- nineteenth century philosopher of logic and metaphysics

E.W. Hornung (1866 - 1921) -- well-known writer of mystery and detective stories

Edgar Allen Poe (1809 - 1849) -- great American poet and writer of prose

e.e. cummings (1894 - 1962) -- American poet, who experimented extensively with language and form.