Adventure
Read Adventure Classics in English
49 adventure books at CEFR A2 to C2 — learn English by reading the stories worth reading. Select any word for an instant translation, listen to the narration read the page aloud, and save the vocabulary you meet. Pick your level and start with a free sample.
What are the best adventure classics to read in English as a learner?
The best adventure classics for English learners are the well-known titles you can read in the original — start with The Trojan Horse, Orpheus and Eurydice and Perseus and Medusa. Each one is labelled with a CEFR level, any word you do not know is one selection away from a translation, and the narration reads the page aloud while it highlights the words.
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Level A2AdventureThe Trojan HorseThe Greek myth of the wooden horse and the fall of Troy, told by Aeneas, retold in short, simple sentences for A1–A2 learners.
Level A2RomanceOrpheus and EurydiceThe Greek myth of Orpheus, the singer who went down to the land of the dead to bring back his wife Eurydice, retold in short, simple sentences for A1–A2 learners.
Level A2FantasyPerseus and MedusaThe Greek myth of Perseus, who went to the end of the world for the head of Medusa and saved Andromeda from a sea monster, retold in short, simple sentences for A1–A2 learners.
Level A2AdventureIcarusThe Greek myth of Daedalus the inventor, the Labyrinth, and his son Icarus, who flew too close to the sun, retold in short, simple sentences for A1–A2 learners.
Level B2–C1RomanceKing Arthur and the Knights of the Round TableStep into a world of chivalry, magic, and noble quests with King Arthur and his legendary knights as they face battles, enchantments, and the search for the Holy Grail in a realm w…
Level C1–C2MysteryThe Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-BurglarAboard a transatlantic steamship, passengers learn that the elusive gentleman-burglar Arsène Lupin is hiding among them, sparking intrigue and suspicion during a five-day voyage fi…
Level C1–C2Science FictionA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtThe classic science-fiction novel by Mark Twain.
Level B2–C2Science FictionA Honeymoon in SpaceThe classic science-fiction novel by George Chetwynd Griffith.
Level B2–C2AdventureAdventures of Huckleberry FinnThe classic adventure novel by Mark Twain.
Level B1–C1FantasyAlice's Adventures in WonderlandDown the rabbit-hole into a logic-bending world of riddles and talking creatures.
Level B2–C1AdventureAround the World in Eighty DaysPhileas Fogg wagers his fortune on circling the globe in just eighty days.
Level C1–C2AdventureBidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison: Fifteen Years in SolitudeThe classic mystery novel by Austin Bidwell.
Level C1–C2RomanceCarmenThe classic mystery novel by Prosper Mérimée.
Level B2–C2AdventureCatrionaThe classic romance novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Level C1–C2AdventureGulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the WorldThe classic adventure novel by Jonathan Swift.
Level C2ClassicsHistory of Tom Jones, a FoundlingThe classic classics novel by Henry Fielding.
Level B1–B2Children'sJust So StoriesKipling's playful pourquoi tales explaining how the whale got his throat, how the leopard got his spots, and more.
Level B2–C2AdventureKidnappedThe classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Level B2–C2HistoricalLife on the MississippiThe classic adventure novel by Mark Twain.
Level C1–C2RomanceLorna Doone: A Romance of ExmoorThe classic romance novel by R.
Level C2AdventureMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleThe classic adventure novel by Herman Melville.
Level C1–C2MysteryPaul Clifford — CompleteThe classic mystery novel by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton.![Cover of Peter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy] by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie](https://dsx1pat3ljtul.cloudfront.net/books/book-peter-pan-b-peter-and-wendy-cover.jpg)
Level B1–C1Children'sPeter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy]The classic adventure novel by J.
Level B2–C2AdventureRoughing ItThe classic adventure novel by Mark Twain.
Level C2AdventureThe Adventures of Roderick RandomThe classic adventure novel by T.
Level B2–C1AdventureThe Adventures of Tom SawyerMischief, caves and buried treasure along the Mississippi River.
Level B2–C2RomanceThe Blue Lagoon: A RomanceThe classic romance novel by H.
Level B2–C1AdventureThe Call of the WildStolen into the Yukon gold rush, a dog heeds the ancient call of the wild.
Level B2–C2AdventureThe Count of Monte CristoBetrayed and imprisoned, Edmond Dantès escapes to engineer a decade-spanning revenge.
Level C2ClassicsThe Expedition of Humphry ClinkerThe classic epistolary novel by Tobias Smollett.
Level B2–C2MysteryThe Green MummyThe classic mystery novel by Fergus Hume.
Level C2ClassicsThe History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, CompleteThe classic romance novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
Level C1–C2HistoricalThe Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By HimselfThe classic historical novel by Olaudah Equiano.
Level B2–C1RomanceThe Landloper: The Romance of a Man on FootThe classic romance novel by Holman Day.
Level C1–C2MysteryThe Man Who Was Thursday: A NightmareThe classic mystery novel by G.
Level B2–C1HistoricalThe Prince and the PauperThe classic historical novel by Mark Twain.
Level B1–B2FantasyThe Wonderful Wizard of OzThe classic adventure novel by L.
Level B2–C2AdventureThe Yeoman AdventurerThe classic romance novel by George W.
Level B2–C1Science FictionThuvia, maid of MarsThe classic science-fiction novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Level C1–C2AdventureTravels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846The classic adventure novel by James Richardson.
Level B2–C1AdventureTreasure IslandThe classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Level B2–C2Science FictionTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaCaptain Nemo's submarine Nautilus carries its captives across the world's oceans.
Level B2–C2AdventureTwenty years afterThe classic adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Level B2–C2RomanceUnder the Red Dragon: A NovelThe classic mystery novel by James Grant.
Level B2–C2Adventure25 Principles of the PlayaA newcomer's guide to Burning Man — 25 hard-won principles, learned in the dust.
Level A2–B1Children'sThe Adventures of Reddy FoxSly Reddy Fox learns some hard lessons in the Green Meadows and the Green Forest, with Granny Fox, Bowser the Hound, and Peter Rabbit — gentle, repetitive animal stories for early…
Level A2–B1Children'sThe Adventures of Buster BearBig Buster Bear comes to the Green Forest and stirs up the Smiling Pool — gentle, repetitive animal tales for early readers.
Level A2–B1Children'sThe Adventures of Danny Meadow MouseLittle Danny Meadow Mouse outwits foxes and hawks with his wits and his tunnels — simple, kindly animal stories for early readers.