▁B ibles , ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁Collins ' s ▁son ▁Sir ▁William ▁Collins ▁developed ▁the ▁firm ▁as ▁a ▁publishing ▁vent ure , ▁special izing ▁in ▁religious ▁and ▁educational ▁books . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁renamed ▁William ▁Collins , ▁S ons ▁and ▁Co ▁Ltd . ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁( The ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁reports ▁W . ▁Collins ▁& ▁Co ., ▁or ▁William ▁Collins ▁& ▁Company , ▁Collins ▁& ▁Co ., ▁etc ., ▁before ▁" s omet ime ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 ' s ", ▁then ▁" Will iam ▁Collins ▁S ons ▁and ▁Co .", ▁LCCN : ▁nr 2 0 0 1 - 1 6 4 1 0 .) ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁early ▁emphas is ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁been ▁on ▁religion ▁and ▁education , ▁Collins ▁also ▁published ▁more ▁widely . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁with ▁Sir ▁God f rey ▁Collins ▁in ▁charge , ▁the ▁firm ▁started ▁publishing ▁fiction . ▁Collins ▁Crime ▁Club ▁( 1 9 3 0 – 9 4 ) ▁published ▁all ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁of ▁Ag ath a ▁Christ ie ' s ▁nov els , ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁British ▁ed itions ▁of ▁R ex ▁St out ' s ▁N ero ▁Wol fe ▁books ▁and ▁many ▁others ▁from ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age ▁of ▁Det ect ive ▁F iction . ▁Upon ▁purch asing ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁C . ▁S . ▁Lewis , ▁F ount ▁was ▁established ▁as