1826
Louis Hachette (1800-1864) buys Brédif, a Paris bookstore and lays the foundation for what is today one of Hachette’s main areas of activity in the media sector: book publishing, the press and distribution.
1852
Louis Hachette set up the first station libraries on the nascent railway networks. The first libraries of the Paris metro followed in 1900.
1863
Louis Hachette begins to publish the Dictionary of the French Language by his friend Littré.
1897
Creation of Messageries Hachette, a major book and print media distribution company in France.
1900
Launch of the first bookstores on the Paris metro.
1905
Acquisition of a 100% stake in AGLP, a wholesaler and retail bookseller with outlets in South America and the major European countries.