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This week's featured author pagesSextus Empiricus (200 - 200) -- sceptic philosopher, who lived during the third century BC
David Hume (1711 - 1776) -- great eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher who sought to reveal the limitations of reason, and in doing so reached famous sceptical conclusions
James F. Cooper (1789 - 1851) -- influential early American novelist
Horatio Alger (1832 - 1899) -- American writer, influential in his portrayal of underprivileged youths
Ouida (1839 - 1908) -- English author, pseudonym of Marie Louise de la Ramee