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Read Classic Literature in English
Learn English by reading the books worth reading. Every book is the complete text, labelled A2 to C2 — tap any word for an instant translation, hear natural audio narration, and save the vocabulary you meet as you go. Pick your level and start with a free sample.
Level B2Science FictionA Honeymoon in SpaceThe classic science-fiction novel by George Chetwynd Griffith.
Level B2RomanceA Romance of Billy-Goat HillThe classic romance novel by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice.
Level B2AdventureAdventures of Huckleberry FinnThe classic adventure novel by Mark Twain.
Level B2AdventureAround the World in Eighty DaysPhileas Fogg wagers his fortune on circling the globe in just eighty days.
Level B2AdventureCatrionaThe classic romance novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Level B2HorrorFrankensteinA young scientist builds a living being from death — and abandons what he makes.
Level B2MysteryFriday, the Thirteenth: A NovelThe classic mystery novel by Thomas William Lawson.
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 Adventures of Tom SawyerMischief, caves and buried treasure along the Mississippi River.
Level B2RomanceThe Blue Lagoon: A RomanceThe classic romance novel by H.
Level B2AdventureThe Call of the WildStolen into the Yukon gold rush, a dog heeds the ancient call of the wild.
Level B2MysteryThe Complete Sherlock HolmesDeduction, fog and gaslight — the complete canon of the world's first consulting detective.
Level B2AdventureThe Count of Monte CristoBetrayed and imprisoned, Edmond Dantès escapes to engineer a decade-spanning revenge.
Level B2MysteryThe Daughter of Anderson CrowThe classic mystery novel by George Barr McCutcheon.
Level B2RomanceThe Enchanted AprilThe classic romance novel by Elizabeth Von Arnim.
Level B2ClassicsThe Great GatsbyJazz-Age longing on Long Island, and the green light across the bay.
Level B2MysteryThe Green MummyThe classic mystery novel by Fergus Hume.
Level B2RomanceThe Landloper: The Romance of a Man on FootThe classic romance novel by Holman Day.
Level B2GothicThe Phantom of the OperaThe classic mystery novel by Gaston Leroux.
Level B2HistoricalThe Prince and the PauperThe classic historical novel by Mark Twain.
Level B2RomanceThe Real AdventureThe classic romance novel by Henry Kitchell Webster.
Level B2HorrorThe String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance.The classic mystery novel by Thomas Peckett Prest.
Level B2AdventureThe Yeoman AdventurerThe classic romance novel by George W.
Level B2Science FictionThuvia, maid of MarsThe classic science-fiction novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Level B2AdventureTreasure IslandThe classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Level B2Science FictionTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaCaptain Nemo's submarine Nautilus carries its captives across the world's oceans.
Level B2AdventureTwenty years afterThe classic adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Level B2RomanceUnder the Red Dragon: A NovelThe classic mystery novel by James Grant.
Level B2FantasyUndineThe classic romance novel by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué.
Level B2Adventure25 Principles of the PlayaA newcomer's guide to Burning Man — 25 hard-won principles, learned in the dust.
Level B2RomanceThe Green MouseThe classic romance novel by Robert W.
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Why it works
Why read classics to learn English
Graded by real CEFR level
Every book is labelled B1, B2 or C1 so you can pick something that stretches you without overwhelming you.
Tap any word to translate
Touch a word or phrase to see it in your language instantly — no dictionary, no leaving the page.
Audio narration & pronunciation
Listen to clear, natural narration and read along to train your ear as well as your eye.
Vocabulary from your own reading
Save the words you meet; they become flashcards built from the books you actually read.
Questions
Learning English by reading
Reading exposes you to real grammar, vocabulary and phrasing in context — far more memorably than word lists. With instant translation and audio on every page, you stay in the story instead of stalling on unknown words, which is what builds fluency.
Choose a book one notch above where you feel comfortable: B1 if you read everyday English, B2 if you can follow longer articles, C1 for literary prose. You can always tap words you don’t know — a little stretch is exactly how you level up.
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