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CEFR C1 · Advanced

Read Advanced Classics in English (C1)

19 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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CEFR C1 (Advanced) classics, page 1 of 1 — chapters and reading length
TitleChaptersCEFR
A Tale of Two Cities45C1
A pair of blue eyes40C1
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias)27C1
Carmen4C1
Jane Eyre: An Autobiography38C1
Lady Audley's Secret41C1
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor75C1
Manon Lescaut13C1
Pride and Prejudice61C1
Sense and Sensibility50C1
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance60C1
The Love Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft to Gilbert Imlay77C1
The Monk: A Romance12C1
The Mysteries of Udolpho57C1
The Red Lily — Complete34C1
The Scarlet Letter24C1
White nights, and other stories21C1
Wuthering Heights34C1
That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day72C1
LevelA1A2B1B2C1C2SortRecommendedMost readTitle: A–Z
GenreMysteryAdventureRomanceHorrorFantasyScience FictionClassicsGothicHistoricalChildren'sPhilosophyPoetry
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