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This week's featured author pagesIvan Turgenev (1818 - 1883) -- Russian novelist and playwright; leading stylist in the genre
Wilhelm Dilthey (1833 - 1911) -- German philosopher, whose contributions include the development of hermeneutics and broadening the application of Kant's philosophy
Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) -- English writer, noted for his fiction set in India and Burma during British rule
Jean Babtiste Poquelin Moliere (1622 - 1673) -- One of the greatest of all writers of French comedy - master of French classic comedy
Daniel Defoe (1660 - 1731) -- prolific English novelist and journalist