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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) was a man intimate with the mysteries of wind, sand and stars. He was one of the grand adventurers of his time but he is most famous today for his self-illustrated, philosophical story, The Little...
Today marks the 300th birthday of one of history's great revolutionary thinkers - a man who changed the faces of philosophy, musical composition and literature (not to mention the inventor of the autobiographical form) - Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778).
Rousseau's effective...
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Honoré de Balzac (1799 –1850) is renowned as one of the founders of realism in European literature. Some critics, including Émile Zola, consider him the father of the naturalist novel. He was also famous for a tremendous work ethic that...
"Most beautiful things come from the heart."
Known as the “father of psychoanalysis,” Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) transformed Western thinking with his groundbreaking work on the human psyche. Read on to learn about Paperblanks' tribute to the Austrian neurologist.
Freud's Elegant Writing Recreated on a Journal Cover
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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) has long been considered the greatest of the English writers. Read on to find out about Paperblanks' Shakespeare journal, with a cover that portrays something rare: one of the few traces of Shakespeare's handwriting left to...
Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) possessed a powerful imagination, deep feeling and courageous realism that make Jane Eyre, published in 1847; one of the most vital works in the history of English literature.
Original Jane Eyre Manuscript Re-Created On Journal Cover
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