CEFR C2 · Proficient
Read Proficient Classics in English (C2)
8 books graded at CEFR C2 (proficient) — 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 C2 books to read in English?
The best C2 books to read in English are well-known classics whose own language sits at that level — start with Anna Karenina, Beyond Good and Evil and Biographia Literaria. Each is the complete book, labelled CEFR C2 (proficient), 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Les Misérables | 372 | C2 |
| Middlemarch | 86 | C2 |
| The Lady of the Lake | 190 | C2 |
| The Prince | 26 | C2 |
| The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) | 44 | 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 C2ClassicsLes MisérablesThe classic historical novel by Victor Hugo.
Level C2ClassicsMiddlemarchThe classic romance novel by George Eliot.
Level C2PoetryThe Lady of the LakeThe classic romance novel by Walter Scott.
Level C2PhilosophyThe PrinceThe classic historical novel by Niccolò Machiavelli.
Level C2PhilosophyThe Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)The classic historical novel by George Gillespie.
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.