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This week's featured author pages

Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) -- by revolutionising the field of biology, Darwin had an immesurable impact on science, philosophy, and literature from the nineteenth century on

William B. Yeats (1865 - 1939) -- Irish poet, who wrote pieces of simple style related to pagan mythology. Chief proponent of the Irish Renaissance movement.

Adam Smith (1723 - 1790) -- a renowned economist, Smith was originally a professor of logic and then of moral philosophy

Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) -- playwright; his works challenged the operation of his contemporary European society and revolutionised drama.

Lousia May Alcott (1832 - 1888) -- well known American author of children's books