I am extremely indebted to both Colin Stanley’s The Work of Colin Wilson and Howard F. Dossor’s Colin Wilson: The Man and His Mind. This is a fairly comprehensive list of all of Colin Wilson’s major works, although those seeking an impeccably complete reference should consult with Colin Stanley’s book, and its recent supplement. I have also appended a list of his shorter fiction. Wilson has also penned literally hundreds of articles in newspapers and magazines, and he has provided introduction s to dozens of other authors’ books. If you are interested in these writings, I again strongly recommend Colin Stanley’s exhaustive reference book, which lists EVERYTHING.
Each section is arranged chronologically. I have included the title of the work, any alternate US titles, its date of first publication, any notes of interest, translations, and a subject category. This latter bit is merely a stopgap, as many of Wilson’s works are difficult to classify. For example, I have labelled most of the ‘Outsider’ books philosophy, but this is barely accurate; rather, they are combinations of philosophy, literary criticism / theory , psychology, theology, and sociology. So the labels are merely intended as a guide.
1. BOOKS 1. The Outsider. 1956. The first book in the ‘Outsider’ cycle of books by Wilson, intended to outline his concept of the New Existentialism (the idea which underlies all of his work), and probably still his most famous work. Probably also the best starting place.
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It has also been translated into Spanish, French, German, Italian, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Chinese and Swedish. Philosophy. 2. Religion and the Rebel. 1957.
The second book in the ‘Outsider’ cycle. Translated into Arabic and Japanese. Philosophy. 3. The Age of Defeat (US: The Stature of Man).
1959.
The third book in the ‘Outsider’ cycle. Translated into Japanese. Philosophy. 4. Ritual in the Dark.
1960. Wilson first wrote this book in 1949 and then revised it prior to publication. Many still consider it to be his best work of fiction. It is the first volume in the ‘Gerard Sorme’ trilogy.
Translated into French, Dutch, Spanish, Danish, German, Italian, Japanese and Norwegian. Fiction. 5. Encyclopedia of Murder.
With Patricia Pitman. 1961. The first in Wilson’s trilogy on the subject of murder. Translated into Italian, Japanese and Spanish.
Criminology. 6. Adrift in Soho. 1961. Translated into Dutch, French and Spanish. Fiction.
7. The Strength to Dream: Literature and the Imagination. 1961. The fourth book in the ‘Outsider’ cycle.
Translated into Spanish, Korean, and Japanese. Philosophy. 8. Origins of the Sexual Impulse. 1963. The fifth book in the ‘Outsider’ cycle.
Translated into Spanish and Italian. Psychology. 9. The World of Violence (US: The Violent World of Hugh Greene).
1963.
Translated into Spanish. Fiction. 10. Man Without a Shadow (US: The Sex Diary of Gerard Sorme).
1963. The second book in the ‘Gerard Sorme’ trilogy.
Translated into French, Dutch, Korean, Italian and Japanese. Fiction. 11. Rasputin and the Fall of the Romanov’s. 1964. Translated into Spanish and Japanese.
Biography. 12. Brandy of the Damned. 1964.
Later expanded and reprinted as Chords and Discords. See #16. Music. 13. Necessary Doubt. 1964.
Translated into Dutch and Spanish. Fiction. 14. Beyond the Outsider.
1965. The sixth, and last, book in the ‘Outsider’ cycle. Translated into Arabic and Japanese. Philosophy. 15. Eagle and Earwig.
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1965. Translated into Japanese. Literary criticism. 16.
Chords and Discords: Purely Personal Opinions on Music. 1966. An expanded version of Brandy of the Damned (see#12), with an added chapter on American composers, printed in England as Colin Wilson on Music. Translated into Japanese. Music. 17.
Sex and the Intelligent Teenager. 1966. Translated into Japanese, Dutch and Danish. Psychology. 18. Introduction to the New Existentialism.
1966. A summary of the ideas contained in the ‘Outsider’ cycle. According this introduction to the 1980 edition, Wilson considers this book to be the pinnacle of his philosophy. Translated into Japanese.
Philosophy. 19. The Glass Cage. 1966.
Translated into French, Spanish, Japanese and Portugese. Fiction. 20. The Mind Parasites. 1967. Translated into Italian, French and Japanese.
Fiction. 21. Voyage to a Beginning. 1969. Translated into Japanese.
Autobiography. 22. A Casebook of Murder. 1969.
The second book in Wilson’s trilogy on murder. Translated into Korean and Japanese. Criminology. 23. Bernard Shaw: A Reassessment. 1969.
A biography and analysis of the works of George Bernard Shaw. Translated into Japanese. Biography / literary criticism. 24. The Philosopher’s Stone. 1969.
Translated into Japanese. Fiction. 25. Poetry and Mysticism. 1969. Published by City Lights, this book was subsequently significantly expanded; see #28.
Philosophy. 26. L’amour: The Ways of Love. 1970. Wilson wrote the text accompanying a series of sexual photographs taken by Piero Rinaldi. Sex..
