CEFR B2 · Upper-intermediate
Read Upper-intermediate Classics in English (B2)
10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Catriona | 30 | B2 |
| Kidnapped | 30 | B2 |
| Life on the Mississippi | 60 | B2 |
| Roughing It | 79 | B2 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | 117 | B2 |
| The Great Gatsby | 9 | B2 |
| The Prince and the Pauper | 33 | B2 |
| The Yeoman Adventurer | 26 | B2 |
| Twenty years after | 90 | B2 |
| Under the Red Dragon: A Novel | 61 | B2 |
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 Count of Monte CristoBetrayed and imprisoned, Edmond Dantès escapes to engineer a decade-spanning revenge.
Level B2ClassicsThe Great GatsbyJazz-Age longing on Long Island, and the green light across the bay.
Level B2HistoricalThe Prince and the PauperThe classic historical novel by Mark Twain.
Level B2AdventureThe Yeoman AdventurerThe classic romance novel by George W.
Level B2AdventureTwenty years afterThe classic adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Level B2RomanceUnder the Red Dragon: A NovelThe classic mystery novel by James Grant.