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23 classics books at CEFR A2 to C2 — learn English by reading the stories worth reading. Select any word for an instant translation, listen to the narration read the page aloud, and save the vocabulary you meet. Pick your level and start with a free sample.
What are the best classics classics to read in English as a learner?
The best classics classics for English learners are the well-known titles you can read in the original — start with A Child's Garden of Verses, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and A Tale of Two Cities. Each one is labelled with a CEFR level, any word you do not know is one selection away from a translation, and the narration reads the page aloud while it highlights the words.
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| Title | Chapters | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Karenina | 240 | C2 |
| Beyond Good and Evil | 9 | C2 |
| Biographia Literaria | 27 | C2 |
| Eloisa : $b or, A series of original letters | 164 | C2 |
| Erotica Romana | 24 | C2 |
| History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | 210 | C2 |
| Les Misérables | 372 | C2 |
| Middlemarch | 86 | C2 |
| Moby Dick; Or, The Whale | 135 | C2 |
| Romeo and Juliet | 5 | C2 |
| The Adventures of Roderick Random | 69 | C2 |
| The Brothers Karamazov | 96 | C2 |
| The Complete Works of William Shakespeare | 44 | C2 |
| The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | 84 | C2 |
| The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete | 52 | C2 |
| The Lady of the Lake | 190 | C2 |
| The Prince | 26 | C2 |
| The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse | 5 | C2 |
| The Turn of the Screw | 24 | C2 |
| Ulysses | 18 | C2 |
| War and Peace | 365 | C2 |
| The City of God, Volume I | 13 | C2 |
| The Anabasis of Alexander : $b or, The history of the wars and conquests of Alexander the Great | 205 | C2 |
Level C2RomanceAnna KareninaThe classic romance novel by Leo, graf Tolstoy.
Level C2PhilosophyBeyond Good and EvilThe classic philosophy novel by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche.
Level C2PhilosophyBiographia LiterariaThe classic philosophy novel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Level C2RomanceEloisa : $b or, A series of original lettersThe classic romance novel by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Level C2PoetryErotica RomanaThe classic romance novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Level C2ClassicsHistory of Tom Jones, a FoundlingThe classic classics novel by Henry Fielding.
Level C2ClassicsLes MisérablesThe classic historical novel by Victor Hugo.
Level C2ClassicsMiddlemarchThe classic romance novel by George Eliot.
Level C2AdventureMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleThe classic adventure novel by Herman Melville.
Level C2RomanceRomeo and JulietThe classic romance novel by William Shakespeare.
Level C2AdventureThe Adventures of Roderick RandomThe classic adventure novel by T.
Level C2ClassicsThe Brothers KaramazovThe classic classics novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Level C2ClassicsThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareThe classic poetry novel by William Shakespeare.
Level C2ClassicsThe Expedition of Humphry ClinkerThe classic epistolary novel by Tobias Smollett.
Level C2ClassicsThe History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, CompleteThe classic romance novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
Level C2PoetryThe Lady of the LakeThe classic romance novel by Walter Scott.
Level C2PhilosophyThe PrinceThe classic historical novel by Niccolò Machiavelli.
Level C2PoetryThe Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verseThe classic fantasy novel by Valmiki.
Level C2GothicThe Turn of the ScrewThe classic mystery novel by Henry James.
Level C2ClassicsUlyssesThe classic novel by James Joyce.
Level C2ClassicsWar and PeaceTolstoy's sweeping epic follows five aristocratic families through the Napoleonic Wars, weaving personal drama with grand historical events to create one of literature's greatest p…
Level C2PhilosophyThe City of God, Volume IThe classic work of philosophy and theology by Saint Augustine of Hippo.
Level C2HistoricalThe Anabasis of Alexander : $b or, The history of the wars and conquests of Alexander the GreatThe classic historical novel by Arrian.