 Taylor's extensive work as a translator of modern and avant-garde French literature and books about art included "Surrealism and Painting" by André Breton and plays by Boris Vian including "The Empire Builders", "The Generals' Tea Party" and "The Knackers' ABC".Others were "The Cenci" by Antonin Artaud, "Paris Peasant" by Louis Aragon and numerous works by Alfred Jarry.His collection of Jarry's "The Ubu Plays" (Methuen, London, 1968) included translations by himself and Cyril Connolly and remains in print.