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Highlighted links in the following table lead to brief comments about some of the works I have read (I'll add to these as time goes by).
| 1848 | ||
| Biography | Memoirs of the Life of William Collins, RA | |
| 1850 | ||
| Novel | Antonina, or The Fall of Rome | |
| 1851 | ||
| Travel | Rambles Beyond Railways | |
| 1852 | ||
| Collection | Mr Wray's Cash Box | |
| Novel | Basil: A Story of Modern Life | |
| Short Story | A Terribly Strange Bed | |
| 1853 | ||
| Short Story | Gabriel's Marriage | |
| 1854 | ||
| Novel | Hide and Seek | |
| 1855 | ||
| Novella | The Yellow Mask | |
| Short Story | The Lady of Glenwith Grange | |
| Short Story | Sister Rose | |
| Short Story | A Stolen Letter | |
| Short Story | Mad Monkton | |
| 1856 | ||
| Collection | After Dark | |
| 1857 | ||
| Novel | The Dead Secret | |
| Play/Novella | The Frozen Deep | |
| 1858 | ||
| Short Story | The Biter Bit | |
| 1859 | ||
| Collection | The Queen of Hearts | |
| 1860 | ||
| Novel | The Woman in White | |
| 1862 | ||
| Novel | No Name | |
| 1863 | ||
| Collection | My Miscellanies | |
| 1866 | ||
| Novel | Armadale | |
| 1867 | ||
| Novella | No Thoroughfare | |
| 1868 | ||
| Novel | The Moonstone | |
| 1870 | ||
| Novel | Man and Wife | |
| 1872 | ||
| Novel | Poor Miss Finch | |
| 1873 | ||
| Novel | Miss or Mrs? | |
| Novel | The New Magdalen | |
| 1874 | ||
| Collection | The Frozen Deep and Other Stories | |
| 1875 | ||
| Novel | The Law and the Lady | |
| 1876 | ||
| Novel | Two Destinies | |
| 1879 | ||
| Novel | The Fallen Leaves | |
| Novel | A Rogue's Life | |
| Novella | My Lady's Money | |
| Novella | The Haunted Hotel | |
| 1880 | ||
| Novel | Jezebel's Daughter | |
| 1881 | ||
| Novel | The Black Robe | |
| 1883 | ||
| Novel | Heart and Science | |
| 1886 | ||
| Novel | The Evil Genius | |
| Novella | The Guilty River | |
| 1887 | ||
| Collection | Little Novels | |
| Short Story | Mr Lismore and the Widow | |
| Short Story | Miss Dulane and My Lord | |
| Short Story | Miss Bertha and the Yankee | |
| Short Story | Mr Percy and the Prophet | |
| Short Story | Mr Marmaduke and the Minister | |
| Short Story | Mr Captain and the Nymph | |
| Short Story | Mr Lepel and the Housekeeper | |
| Short Story | Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman | |
| Short Story | Mr Medhurst and the Princess | |
| Short Story | Mr Cosway and the Landlady | |
| Short Story | Miss Morris and the Stranger | |
| Short Story | Mrs Zant and the Ghost | |
| Short Story | Mr Policeman and the Cook | |
| Short Story | Miss Mina and the Groom | |
| 1889 | ||
| Novel | The Legacy of Cain | |
| 1890 | ||
| Novel | Blind Love | |
| Novella | The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices | |
The following list of Collins' short stories (in alphabetical order) was provided by my correspondent James Rusk, who says of it:
Most of the information comes from Julian Thompson's excellent "Wilkie Collins: The Complete Shorter Fiction," which is in turn based on R. V. Andrew's "A Wilkie Collins Checklist."
| Title of the Story | Collection the Story Appeared in | Alternate Titles Used by Collins | |
| A Fair Penitent | |||
| A Mad Marriage | Miss or Mrs? and Other Stories in Outline | "A Fatal Fortune" "A Sane Madman" | |
| A Passage in the Life of Perugino Potts | |||
| A Plot in Private Life | The Queen of Hearts | "A Marriage Tragedy" "Brother Griffith's Story of a Plot in Private Life" | |
| A Sad and Brave Life | |||
| A Stolen Letter | After Dark | "The Fourth Poor Traveller" "The Lawyer's Story of a Stolen Letter" | |
| A Terribly Strange Bed | After Dark | "The Traveller's Story of a Terribly Strange Bed" | |
| Anne Rodway | The Queen of Hearts | "The Diary of Anne Rodway" "Brother Owen's Story of Anne Rodway" | |
| Blow Up With the Brig! | Miss or Mrs? and Other Stories in Outline | "The Ghost in the Cupboard Room" | |
| Farmer Fairweather | |||
| Fauntleroy | The Queen of Hearts | "A Paradoxical Experience" "Brother Morgan's Story of Fauntleroy" | |
| Fie! Fie! or, the Fair Physician | |||
| Gabriel's Marriage | After Dark | "The Nun's Story of Gariel's Marriage" | |
| John Jago's Ghost | The Frozen Deep and Other Tales | "The Dead Alive" | |
| Love's Random Shot | Love's Random Shot and Other Stories | ||
| Mad Monkton | Queen of Hearts | "The Monktons of Wincot Abbey" "Brother Griffinth's Story of Mad Monkton" | |
| Memoirs of an Adopted Son | My Miscellanies | ||
| Miss Bertha and the Yankee | Little Novels | "The Duel in Herne Wood" | |
| Miss Dulane and My Lord | Little Novels | "An Old Maid's Husband" | |
| Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman | Little Novels | "The Clergyman's Confession" | |
| Miss Mina and the Groom | Little Novels | "A Shocking Story" | |
| Miss Morris and the Stranger | Little Novels | "How I Married Him" | |
| Miss or Mrs? | Miss or Mrs? and Other Stories in Outline | ||
| Mr Captain and the Nymph | Little Novels | "The Captain's Last Love" | |
| Mr Cosway and the Landlady | Little Novels | "Your Money or Your Life" | |
| Mr Lepel and the Housekeeper | Little Novels | "The Girl at the Gate" | |
| Mr Lismore and the Widow | Little Novels | "She Loves and Lies" | |
| Mr Marmaduke and the Minister | Little Novels | "The Mystery of Marmaduke" | |
| Mr Medhurst and the Princess | Little Novels | "Royal Love" | |
| Mr Percy and the Prophet | Little Novels | "Percy and the Prophet" | |
| Mr Policeman and the Cook | Little Novels | "Who Killed Zebedee?" | |
| Mrs Zant and the Ghost | Little Novels | "The Ghost's Touch" | |
| Nine o'Clock! | |||
| Sister Rose | After Dark | ||
| The Biter Bit | The Queen of Hearts | "Who is the Thief?" "Brother Griffith's Story of the Biter Bit" | |
| The Black Cottage | The Queen of Hearts | "The Siege of the Black Cottage" "Brother Owen's Story of the Black Cottage" | |
| The Cauldron of Oil | My Miscellanies | ||
| The Dead Hand | The Queen of Hearts | "The Double-Bedded Room" "Brother Morgan's Story of the Dead Hand" | |
| The Devil's Spectacles | "The Magic Spectacles" | ||
| The Dream Woman | The Queen of Hearts | "The Ostler" "Brother Morgan's Story of the Dream Woman" | |
| The Family Secret | The Queen of Hearts | "Uncle George; or the Family Mystery" "Brother Griffith's Story of the Family Secret" | |
| The Fatal Cradle | Miss or Mrs? and Other Stories in Outline | "Picking Up Waifs at Sea" | |
| The First Officer's Confession | |||
| The Frozen Deep | The Frozen Deep and Other Tales | ||
| The Lady of Glenwith Grange | After Dark | ||
| The Last Stage Coachman | |||
| The Parson's Scruple | The Queen of Hearts | "A New Mind" "Brother Owen's Story of the Parson's Scruple" | |
| The Poetry Did It | |||
| The Poisoned Meal | My Miscellanies | ||
| The Twin Sisters | |||
| The Yellow Mask | After Dark |