CEFR C1 · Advanced
Read Advanced Classics in English (C1)
27 books graded at CEFR C1 (advanced) — 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 C1 books to read in English?
The best C1 books to read in English are well-known classics whose own language sits at that level — start with A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A Tale of Two Cities and A pair of blue eyes. Each is the complete book, labelled CEFR C1 (advanced), 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 Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | 44 | C1 |
| A Tale of Two Cities | 45 | C1 |
| A pair of blue eyes | 40 | C1 |
| Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin | 19 | C1 |
| Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | 27 | C1 |
| Cranford | 16 | C1 |
| Crime and Punishment | 39 | C1 |
| David Copperfield | 64 | C1 |
| Dracula | 27 | C1 |
| Great Expectations | 59 | C1 |
| Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World | 39 | C1 |
| Jane Eyre: An Autobiography | 38 | C1 |
| Manon Lescaut | 13 | C1 |
| Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave | 11 | C1 |
| Oliver Twist, Vol. 2 (of 3) | 17 | C1 |
| Pride and Prejudice | 61 | C1 |
| Sense and Sensibility | 50 | C1 |
| The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare | 15 | C1 |
| The Moonstone | 46 | C1 |
| The Mysteries of Udolpho | 57 | C1 |
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood | 23 | C1 |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | 20 | C1 |
| The Scarlet Letter | 24 | C1 |
| The Woman in White | 53 | C1 |
| White nights, and other stories | 21 | C1 |
| Wuthering Heights | 34 | C1 |
| The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana: Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks | 43 | C1 |
Level C1Science FictionA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtThe classic science-fiction novel by Mark Twain.
Level C1ClassicsA Tale of Two CitiesThe classic historical novel by Charles Dickens.
Level C1RomanceA pair of blue eyesThe classic romance novel by Thomas Hardy.
Level C1HistoricalAutobiography of Benjamin FranklinThe classic historical novel by Benjamin Franklin.
Level C1RomanceCamille (La Dame aux Camilias)The classic romance novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Level C1ClassicsCranfordThe classic classics novel by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell.
Level C1ClassicsCrime and PunishmentThe classic mystery novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Level C1ClassicsDavid CopperfieldThe classic classics novel by Charles Dickens.
Level C1HorrorDraculaLetters and journals trace a vampire's voyage from the Carpathians to London.
Level C1ClassicsGreat ExpectationsThe classic classics novel by Charles Dickens.
Level C1AdventureGulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the WorldThe classic adventure novel by Jonathan Swift.
Level C1RomanceJane Eyre: An AutobiographyThe classic romance novel by Charlotte Brontë.
Level C1RomanceManon LescautThe classic romance novel by abbé Prévost.
Level C1HistoricalNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American SlaveThe classic historical novel by Frederick Douglass.
Level C1ClassicsOliver Twist, Vol. 2 (of 3)The classic mystery novel by Charles Dickens.
Level C1RomancePride and PrejudiceWit, pride and slow-burning love in the drawing rooms of Regency England.
Level C1RomanceSense and SensibilityThe classic romance novel by Jane Austen.
Level C1MysteryThe Man Who Was Thursday: A NightmareThe classic mystery novel by G.
Level C1MysteryThe MoonstoneThe classic mystery novel by Wilkie Collins.
Level C1GothicThe Mysteries of UdolphoThe classic mystery novel by Ann Ward Radcliffe.
Level C1MysteryThe Mystery of Edwin DroodThe classic mystery novel by Charles Dickens.
Level C1GothicThe Picture of Dorian GrayA portrait ages while its beautiful owner does not — Wilde’s only novel.
Level C1ClassicsThe Scarlet LetterThe classic historical novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Level C1MysteryThe Woman in WhiteThe classic mystery novel by Wilkie Collins.
Level C1ClassicsWhite nights, and other storiesThe classic classics novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Level C1GothicWuthering HeightsThe classic gothic novel by Emily Brontë.
Level C1PhilosophyThe Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana: Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding RemarksThe classic romance novel by Vatsyayana.