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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.

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592) -- essayist whose works were influential in the development of rationalism

Elizabeth B. Browning (1806 - 1861) -- a great English poet whose most famous works are love poems

Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) -- English writer, noted for his fiction set in India and Burma during British rule

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749 - 1832) -- German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist and philosopher