Gautier-Languereau

Gautier-Languereau is a French publishing house, founded by Maurice Languereau and Henri Gautier, and currently owned by Hachette Livre, and used as an imprint for children's literature.

Gautier-Languereau
Parent companyHachette Livre
StatusActive
Founded1859
FounderMaurice Languereau and Henri Gautier
Country of originFrance
Publication typeschildren's books and magazines
Official websitewww.gautier-languereau.fr/index.php

History

Founded in 1859 as Gautier, the company was renamed Gautier-Languereau in 1917 when Maurice Languereau became full partner with his uncle Henri Gautier.[1] They specialized in children's books and magazines and religious literature. Their biggest success came with the weekly magazine for girls La Semaine de Suzette,[2] published from 1905, and its flagship comic, Bécassine. The first Bécassine books appeared in 1913.[3] From that year on, the stories were written by Languereau.

In 1991, the company was acquired by Hachette.

Notes

  1. "Gautier-Languereau/Les Deux Coqs d'Or" (in French). Imec. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. "From La Semaine de Suzette to Bibliothèque de Suzette". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  3. "Gautier-Languereau" (in French). Ricochet-jeunes.org. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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