Complete original text
Basil
by Wilkie Collins
For learners
Can I read Basil in English as a learner?
Yes — read Basil by Wilkie Collins in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is C1. Start with a free sample.
- CEFR level
- C1
- Length
- 5 chapters
- Format
- The complete book
About this book
About this book
When love blooms in the most unlikely places and ordinary street sounds heighten the drama of human passions, a story unfolds where reality and extraordinary events collide to reveal deep truths about crime, error, and morality.
What's inside
Contents
5 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.
The reading experience
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Keep the words you want. They become flashcards built from your own reading.
Audio narration
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