CEFR C2 · Proficient
Read Proficient Classics in English (C2)
9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beyond Good and Evil | 9 | C2 |
| Biographia Literaria | 27 | C2 |
| Eloisa : $b or, A series of original letters | 164 | C2 |
| Leviathan | 47 | C2 |
| On Liberty | 5 | C2 |
| The Brothers Karamazov | 96 | C2 |
| The Prince | 26 | C2 |
| The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) | 44 | C2 |
| The City of God, Volume I | 13 | C2 |
Level C2PhilosophyBeyond Good and EvilThe classic philosophy novel by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche.
Level C2PhilosophyBiographia LiterariaThe classic philosophy novel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Level C2RomanceEloisa : $b or, A series of original lettersThe classic romance novel by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Level C2PhilosophyLeviathanThe classic historical novel by Thomas Hobbes.
Level C2PhilosophyOn LibertyThe classic philosophy novel by John Stuart Mill.
Level C2ClassicsThe Brothers KaramazovThe classic classics novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
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 C2PhilosophyThe City of God, Volume IThe classic work of philosophy and theology by Saint Augustine of Hippo.