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This week's featured author pagesThomas Paine (1737 - 1809) -- a British visitor to America, Paine argued that the state has positive duties to its citizens
Edna Ferber (1887 - 1968) -- American writer, remembered for her depictions of early 20th century life
James Joyce (1882 - 1941) -- the most influential novelist of the 20th century
Anonymous (0 - 0) -- [texts whose author is unknown are included under Anonymous]
Anatole France (1844 - 1924) -- pseudonym of Jacques Anatole François Thibault; novelist, Nobel laureate