Books and readings in Pontevedra in 1871. An approximation to his study

Abstract

Along the 19th century an explosion of publishers and printers, they will cover the mantle of the national territory. There will give birth not only works of own production of Spanish authors, if not, that these will translate into the big foreigners who for those moments were in vogue (Chateaubriand, Sué, Ménégault, Richardson, Aimard, etc ...). Authors like Eugenio de Ochoa, Rafael Mejía or women like Joaquina García de Balmaseda or Ana Maria Poveda will take charge of it, to announce the least expert in foreign languages these literary works. On the other hand, and not less importantly there is the Galician literature, Juan de Lérez, Benito Vicetto, Francisco Mirás, Jose Antonio two Reis, or Sack and Maple, teacher in the Institute of Pontevedra and author of the Galician Grammar. Thanks to the ultramarine catalogue of this bazaar and press of José María Antúnez, of the year 1871, we know the market of the book, the editions and publishing innovations and the readers who were acquiring them, together with the not less interesting importing market of books of the foreigner he remains reflected in Portuguese and French works, though it yes, very partially.