CEFR B2 · Upper-intermediate
Read Upper-intermediate Classics in English (B2)
6 books graded at CEFR B2 (upper-intermediate) — 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 B2 books to read in English?
The best B2 books to read in English are well-known classics whose own language sits at that level — start with The Mansion of Mystery: Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective, The Manor School and The Mandarin's Fan. Each is the complete book, labelled CEFR B2 (upper-intermediate), 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Flower and Jewel; or, Daisy Forrest's Daughter | 60 | B2 |
| Black magic | 35 | B2 |
| Frankenstein | 28 | B2 |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 26 | B2 |
| The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance. | 177 | B2 |
| Undine | 10 | B2 |
Level B2GothicFlower and Jewel; or, Daisy Forrest's DaughterIn a shadowed chamber, a new mother awakens to twin girls—one dark-eyed, one blue-eyed—named with defiant love despite whispers of scandal and rivalry.
Level B2HorrorBlack magicIn a sunlit Flemish house filled with mysterious relics and shadows of decay, a solitary young man meticulously gilds a wooden devil, setting green glass eyes that seem to awaken s…
Level B2HorrorFrankensteinA young scientist builds a living being from death — and abandons what he makes.
Level B2GothicThe Phantom of the OperaThe classic mystery novel by Gaston Leroux.
Level B2HorrorThe String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance.The classic mystery novel by Thomas Peckett Prest.
Level B2FantasyUndineThe classic romance novel by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué.