1 8 6 6 , ▁London ▁publish er ▁Samuel ▁Or chart ▁Be eton ▁was ▁obliged ▁( as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁financial ▁Pan ic ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 6 ) ▁to ▁sell ▁his ▁titles ▁and ▁name ▁to ▁Ward ▁Lock ; ▁this ▁gave ▁them ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁his ▁late ▁wife ' s ▁Mrs ▁Be eton ' s ▁Book ▁of ▁House hold ▁Management . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁Ward , ▁Lock ▁and ▁Ty ler ▁acquired ▁E . ▁M ox on , ▁Son ▁and ▁Company . ▁M ox on ▁was ▁a ▁publishing ▁firm ▁that ▁had ▁published ▁Charles ▁Lamb , ▁William ▁Word sw orth , ▁Alfred , ▁Lord ▁T enn ys on , ▁Robert ▁Brow ning , ▁Robert ▁S out he y , ▁Benjamin ▁Dis ra eli ▁and ▁a ▁successful ▁volume ▁of ▁po ems ▁illustrated ▁by ▁J MW ▁Turner ▁and ▁Thomas ▁St oth ard . ▁The ▁firm ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Edward ▁M ox on ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁influ ential ▁poet ▁and ▁publish er , ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁By ▁bu ying ▁the ▁works ▁published ▁by ▁M ox on ▁and ▁Be eton , ▁Ward , ▁Lock ▁and ▁Ty ler ▁expanded ▁their ▁connections ▁with ▁many ▁famous ▁po ets ▁and ▁authors ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁Ty ler ▁left ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁it ▁revert ed ▁to ▁being ▁Ward ▁and ▁Lock . ▁Ward ▁and ▁Lock ' s ▁catalog ue ▁was ▁now ▁extensive . ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁M ox on ▁meant ▁that ▁the