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This week's featured author pagesHenry W. Longfellow (1807 - 1882) -- nineteenth century American poet
Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865 - 1947) -- writer of detective stories and follower of Sherlock Holmes
Anthony Burgess (1917 - 1993) -- novelist and critic, born in Manchester, whose works address social concerns.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) -- Anglo-Irish playwright and critic
Howard Pyle (1853 - 1911) -- American writer and illustrator, famous for his contributions to Harper's magazine