Wilkie Collins books in order
British writer
- Lived
- 1824–1889
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 35
Wilkie Collins published 23 novels, 6 novellas, 5 short story collections and 1 non-fiction book, beginning with Basil (1852). The best-known is The Moonstone (1868).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Wilkie Collins
Standalone novels in order
Basil (1852)
The Dead Secret (1857)
The Queen of Hearts (1859)
Hide and Seek (1860)
The Woman in White (1860)
No Name (1862)
Armadale (1866)
The Moonstone (1868)
Man and Wife (1870)
Poor Miss Finch (1872)
My Miscellanies (1873)
The New Magdalen (1873)
The Law and the Lady (1875)
The Two Destinies (1876)
The Haunted Hotel (1878)
The Fallen Leaves (1879)
The Black Robe (1881)
Heart and Science (1883)
Jezebel's Daughter (1884)
The Evil Genius (1886)
The Legacy of Cain (1888)
Blind Love (1889)
Novellas in order
Mr. Wray's Cash Box (1862)
No Thoroughfare (1867)
The Dead Alive (1874)
A Rogue's Life, from His Birth to His Marriage (1879)
The Guilty River (1886)
Short story collections in order
The Holly-Tree Inn (1855)
After Dark (1873)
Little Novels (1887)
Non-fiction in order
Rambles Beyond Railways (1851)
Film and TV adaptations
- Basil (1998)Film · from Basil
Free to read
All free classics
About Wilkie Collins
William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist and playwright known especially for The Woman in White (1860), a mystery novel and early sensation novel, and for The Moonstone (1868), which established many of the ground rules of the modern detective novel and is also perhaps the earliest clear example of the police procedural genre.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Wilkie Collins FAQ
- How many books has Wilkie Collins written?
- Wilkie Collins published 23 novels, 6 novellas, 5 short story collections and 1 non-fiction book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Wilkie Collins's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Moonstone.
- What is Wilkie Collins's last book?
- Blind Love (1889).
- What is Wilkie Collins's most famous book?
- The Moonstone (1868) is Wilkie Collins's most widely read book.
- Which Wilkie Collins books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including Basil (film, 1998).
- Can I read Wilkie Collins's books for free?
- Yes. 38 books by Wilkie Collins are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.