Virolet

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Front cover from the magazine "Virolet"

Virolet was a children’s weekly magazine that was first published in January 1922 as a supplement of the magazine En Patufet. The main writer and the administrator of the magazine was . It was edited by the same editing company as En Patufet, the book shop . Regarding the format of the magazine, the number had 8 pages with a measurement of 300x210 mm. it was printed in the house E. I J. Solà based in Valencia Street 200 in Barcelona. Nonetheless, from the year 1924, it started being printed in a printing house from in the Muntaner Street. The subscription cost 5,50 pesetas and one number cost 0,10 pesetas.[1]

“Virolet” disappeared on 3 January 1931, 9 years later from its beginnings, with a total of 469 numbers published. Its disappearance coincided with the birth of another children’s magazine from the same company as En Patufet called .[2]

Themes and collaborators[]

The magazine was dedicated to young children. In it, there were a lot of texts with drawings, short stories and jokes. Moreover, there were adaptations of the most famous stories from World Literature very well illustrated.[2]

Among the collaborators we find Josep Carner, , Joaquim Ruyra, , , and , among others. Furthermore, there were illustrators like , Lola Anglada, , etc.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Givanel, Joan. Bibliografia catalana: premsa. Barcelona: Institució Patxot, 1931-1937(1070)
  2. ^ a b Torrent, Joan; Tasis, Rafael. (1966). Història de la premsa catalana. Barcelona: Bruguera, (volume I- p. 588)
  3. ^ Virolet Gran enciclopèdia catalana. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

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