CEFR B2 · Upper-intermediate
Read Upper-intermediate Classics in English (B2)
21 books graded at CEFR B2 (upper-intermediate) — learn English by reading the stories worth reading at exactly your level. Tap any word for an instant translation, listen to the narration, and save the vocabulary you meet. Start with a free sample.
What are the best B2 books to read in English?
The best B2 books to read in English are well-known classics whose own language sits at that level — start with A Honeymoon in Space, A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Each is the complete book, labelled CEFR B2 (upper-intermediate), with tap-to-translate, narration and saved vocabulary, so you read a real story while building the English you actually meet in it.
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| Title | Chapters | CEFR |
|---|---|---|
| A Honeymoon in Space | 20 | B2 |
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | 42 | B2 |
| Around the World in Eighty Days | 37 | B2 |
| Catriona | 30 | B2 |
| Kidnapped | 30 | B2 |
| Life on the Mississippi | 60 | B2 |
| Roughing It | 79 | B2 |
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | 35 | B2 |
| The Blue Lagoon: A Romance | 49 | B2 |
| The Call of the Wild | 7 | B2 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | 117 | B2 |
| The Green Mummy | 28 | B2 |
| The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot | 33 | B2 |
| The Prince and the Pauper | 33 | B2 |
| The Yeoman Adventurer | 26 | B2 |
| Thuvia, maid of Mars | 14 | B2 |
| Treasure Island | 34 | B2 |
| Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | 46 | B2 |
| Twenty years after | 90 | B2 |
| Under the Red Dragon: A Novel | 61 | B2 |
| 25 Principles of the Playa | 32 | B2 |
Level B2Science FictionA Honeymoon in SpaceThe classic science-fiction novel by George Chetwynd Griffith.
Level B2AdventureAdventures of Huckleberry FinnThe classic adventure novel by Mark Twain.
Level B2AdventureAround the World in Eighty DaysPhileas Fogg wagers his fortune on circling the globe in just eighty days.
Level B2AdventureCatrionaThe classic romance novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Level B2AdventureKidnappedThe classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Level B2HistoricalLife on the MississippiThe classic adventure novel by Mark Twain.
Level B2AdventureRoughing ItThe classic adventure novel by Mark Twain.
Level B2AdventureThe Adventures of Tom SawyerMischief, caves and buried treasure along the Mississippi River.
Level B2RomanceThe Blue Lagoon: A RomanceThe classic romance novel by H.
Level B2AdventureThe Call of the WildStolen into the Yukon gold rush, a dog heeds the ancient call of the wild.
Level B2AdventureThe Count of Monte CristoBetrayed and imprisoned, Edmond Dantès escapes to engineer a decade-spanning revenge.
Level B2MysteryThe Green MummyThe classic mystery novel by Fergus Hume.
Level B2RomanceThe Landloper: The Romance of a Man on FootThe classic romance novel by Holman Day.
Level B2HistoricalThe Prince and the PauperThe classic historical novel by Mark Twain.
Level B2AdventureThe Yeoman AdventurerThe classic romance novel by George W.
Level B2Science FictionThuvia, maid of MarsThe classic science-fiction novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Level B2AdventureTreasure IslandThe classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Level B2Science FictionTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaCaptain Nemo's submarine Nautilus carries its captives across the world's oceans.
Level B2AdventureTwenty years afterThe classic adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Level B2RomanceUnder the Red Dragon: A NovelThe classic mystery novel by James Grant.
Level B2Adventure25 Principles of the PlayaA newcomer's guide to Burning Man — 25 hard-won principles, learned in the dust.