Wilder Penfield books in order
Canadian neurosurgeon, college football player and coach
- Lived
- 1891–1976
- Country
- Canada
- Books
- 10
Wilder Penfield published 5 novels, 2 non-fiction books and 3 other books, beginning with The Mystery of the Mind (1975).
Updated September 2026
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The Mystery of the Mind
Wilder Penfield's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
The Cerebral Cortex of Man (1950)
Epilepsy and the Functional Anatomy of the Human Brain (1954)
No Other Gods (1954)
Speech and Brain-mechanisms (1959)
The Torch (1960)
Non-fiction in order
The Second Career (1963)
No Man Alone (1977)
Other books in order
The Excitable Cortex in Conscious Man (1958)
Man and His Family (1967)
The Mystery of the Mind (1975)
About Wilder Penfield
Wilder Graves Penfield was an American-Canadian neurosurgeon. He expanded brain surgery's methods and techniques, including mapping the functions of various regions of the brain such as the cortical homunculus. His scientific contributions on neural stimulation expand across a variety of topics including hallucinations, illusions, dissociation and déjà vu. Penfield devoted much of his thinking to mental processes, including contemplation of whether there was any scientific basis for the existence of the human soul.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Wilder Penfield FAQ
- How many books has Wilder Penfield written?
- Wilder Penfield published 5 novels, 2 non-fiction books and 3 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Wilder Penfield's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Mystery of the Mind.
- What is Wilder Penfield's last book?
- No Man Alone (1977).
- What is Wilder Penfield's most famous book?
- The Mystery of the Mind (1975) is Wilder Penfield's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.