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8 classics 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 classics classics to read in English as a learner?

The best classics classics for English learners are the well-known titles you can read in the original — start with Morituri: Three One-Act Plays: Teja—Fritzchen—The Eternal Masculine, Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches and More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations. 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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Classics classics, page 1 of 1 — chapters and CEFR level
TitleChaptersLevel
Life of Johnson, Volume 5: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774)98
Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends279
Holly berries from Dickens32
Florence Hanemann's Dance Revue: Central School, Glen Rock, New Jersey, June 9, 19504
Baled Hay: A Drier Book than Walt Whitman's "Leaves o' Grass"131
ABC of Fox Hunting1
A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine102
"My Novel" — Complete258

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