Iris Murdoch Reading Order
1 series · 150 books
Iris Murdoch was an Irish-British novelist and philosopher whose densely layered fiction explores the tensions between morality, desire, and self-deception. Her work frequently examines how characters navigate ethical dilemmas and unconscious impulses, drawing on her background in philosophy to create intellectually rigorous narratives. Beginning with Under the Net in 1954, Murdoch established herself as a major literary voice, and her expansive body of standalone novels continues to influence contemporary fiction with their sophisticated treatment of human complexity and moral ambiguity.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete150 books
Start with Under the net, the first of 150 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Fairly Honourable Defeat |
| 2 | A Fairly Honourable Defeat |
| 3 | A Fairly Honourable Defeat (Fawcett Crest) |
| 4 | A SEVERED HEAD; THE BLACK PRINCE; THE SEA, THE SEA |
| 5 | A Severed Head |
| 6 | A Severed Head |
| 7 | A severed head |
| 8 | A world Child |
| 9 | A writer at war |
| 10 | Acastos |
| 11 | Ahavot shel ḳodesh ṿe-ḥol |
| 12 | Algo del otro mundo |
| 13 | An Accidental Man |
| 14 | An Unofficial Rose |
| 15 | An Unofficial Rose |
| 16 | An Unofficial Rose |
| 17 | An Unofficial Rose |
| 18 | An Unofficial Rose. Chatto & Windus. 1962. |
| 19 | Angeliques |
| 20 | Bajo la red |
| 21 | Bruno's Dream |
| 22 | Bruno's Dream : Written by Iris Murdoch, 1969 Edition, Publisher |
| 23 | Descubrir el existencialismo |
| 24 | Flight from the Enchanter |
| 25 | From a tiny corner in the house of fiction |
| 26 | Going Back |
| 27 | Great humorous stories |
| 28 | Henry en cato |
| 29 | Het boek en de broederschap |
| 30 | Iris Murdoch Omnibus |
| 31 | Iris Murdoch in conversation with Malcolm Bradbury |
| 32 | Iris Murdoch, writer at war |
| 33 | Italian Girl |
| 34 | Iyinin Egemenligi |
| 35 | Izbrannoe |
| 36 | L'attention romanesque |
| 37 | LE SEDUCTEUR QUITTE (DU MONDE ENTIER) |
| 38 | La negra noche |
| 39 | Living on paper |
| 40 | Miḳreh adam |
| 41 | Murdoch: 40 years a novelist |
| 42 | Never mind about the bourgeoisie |
| 43 | Nezirot ṿe-ḥayalim |
| 44 | Nice & the Good |
| 45 | Novels of Iris Murdoch Volume One |
| 46 | Novels of Iris Murdoch Volume Three |
| 47 | Novels of Iris Murdoch Volume Two |
| 48 | Pediatric Medicine |
| 49 | Philosopher's Pupil |
| 50 | Philosophy and literature |
| 51 | Red and the Green |
| 52 | Rencontres avec Iris Murdoch |
| 53 | Ruya Sakinleri |
| 54 | SARTRE |
| 55 | SOLDATS ET LES NONNES |
| 56 | Something special |
| 57 | Sotto la rete |
| 58 | Sovereignty of Good |
| 59 | TEMPO (O) DOS ANJOS -(EURO 17.41) |
| 60 | THE FLIGHT FROM THE ENCHANTER |
| 61 | Tamarisk now |
| 62 | The Bell |
| 63 | The Flight from the Enchanter |
| 64 | The Flight From the Enchanter |
| 65 | The Flight from the Enchanter |
| 66 | The Flight from the Enchanter |
| 67 | The Red and The Green |
| 68 | The Sandcastle. |
| 69 | The Sea, the Sea; A Severed Head |
| 70 | The Unicorn |
| 71 | The Unicorn |
| 72 | The bell / Iris Murdoch |
| 73 | The existentialist political myth |
| 74 | The flight from the enchanter (Compass books) |
| 75 | The unicorn |
| 76 | Three Arrows and the Ser Kindle |
| 77 | Time of the Angels |
| 78 | Un enfant du verbe |
| 79 | Under The Net |
| 80 | Under the Net |
| 81 | Under the Net |
| 82 | Under the net |
| 83 | Under the net / An Unofficial Rose |
| 84 | Unofficial Rose |
| 85 | Women ask why |
| 86 | Women ask why |
| 87 | Word Child |
| 88 | ha-Beriḥah min ha-ḳosem |
| 89 | ha-Nasikh ha-shaḥor |
| 90 | ha-Naʻarah ha-Iṭalḳit |
| 91 | ha-Naʻim ṿeha-ṭov |
| 92 | ha-Roʾsh ha-ḳarut |
| 93 | ha-Tevusah ha-mekhubedet |
| 94 | sarte |
| 95 | the nice and the good |
| 96 | the sandcastle |
| 97 | the sandcastles |
| 98 | under the net |
| 99 | under the net |
| 100 | Довольно почетное поражение |
| 101 | Под сетью / Бегство от волшебника |
| 102 | ארמון החול |
| 103 | Ḥad ḳeren |
| 104 | Under the net 1961 |
| 105 | An unofficial rose 1962 |
| 106 | The Unicorn 1963 |
| 107 | The unicorn 1963 |
| 108 | The Italian girl 1964 |
| 109 | The red and the green 1965 |
| 110 | The Time of the Angels 1966 |
| 111 | The nice and the good 1967 |
| 112 | A fairly honourable defeat 1970 |
| 113 | An accidental man 1971 |
| 114 | 3 Arrows & Servnt & Snow 1973 |
| 115 | A word child 1975 |
| 116 | The Black Prince 1976 |
| 117 | The fire & the sun 1977 |
| 118 | A year of birds 1978 |
| 119 | Nuns and soldiers 1980 |
| 120 | Sartre, romantic realist 1980 |
| 121 | Reynolds Stone 1981 |
| 122 | The philosopher's pupil 1983 |
| 123 | L'élève du philosophe 1985 |
| 124 | Acastos 1986 |
| 125 | The book and the brotherhood 1987 |
| 126 | A severed head 1988 |
| 127 | El Fuego y El Sol 1989 |
| 128 | The Time of the Angels (The Collected Works of Iris Murdoch) 1989 |
| 129 | The servants and the snow ; The three arrows ; The black prince 1989 |
| 130 | Le message à la planète 1992 |
| 131 | Metaphysics as a guide to morals 1992 |
| 132 | Joanna, Joanna 1994 |
| 133 | The Sovereignty of Good 1994 |
| 134 | One alone 1995 |
| 135 | Existentialists and Mystics 1998 |
| 136 | Henry und Cato 1998 |
| 137 | Philosophy Essays 1999 |
| 138 | Something Special 1999 |
| 139 | The good apprentice 1999 |
| 140 | Selected works in 2 volumes 2000 |
| 141 | The Bell 2000 |
| 142 | Jackson's Dilemma 2001 |
| 143 | The flight from the enchanter 2001 |
| 144 | The Green Knight 2003 |
| 145 | The Sacred and Profane Love Machine 2003 |
| 146 | The Sea, the Sea 2004 |
| 147 | Amigos Y Amantes/ Friends and Lovers 2005 |
| 148 | Bruno's Dream 2006 |
| 149 | The Black Prince 2006 |
| 150 | The Sandcastle 2007 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Iris Murdoch written?
- Iris Murdoch has written 150 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1961 to 2007.
- Are Iris Murdoch's series complete?
- Iris Murdoch has 1 completed series.