CEFR B2 · Upper-intermediate

Read Upper-intermediate Classics in English (B2)

7164 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 £19,000, Zula and Zoraida: A Romance of the Harem and the Great Sahara. 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.

7,164: books

CEFR B2 (Upper-intermediate) classics, page 105 of 150 — chapters and reading length
Title	Chapters	CEFR
In the Wilderness	42	B2
In the Wilderness	8	B2
In the Shadow of the Hills	34	B2
In the Sargasso Sea: A Novel	40	B2
In the Rockies with Kit Carson	17	B2
In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy	16	B2
In the Quarter	17	B2
In the Name of a Woman: A Romance	35	B2
In the Musgrave Ranges	31	B2
In the Morning Glow: Short Stories	1	B2
In the Misty Seas: A Story of the Sealers of Behring Strait	1	B2
In the Mahdi's Grasp	41	B2
In the Library: The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 6.	2	B2
In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado	20	B2
In the Hands of the Malays, and Other Stories	8	B2
In the Hands of the Cave-Dwellers	10	B2
In the Forest; Or, Pictures of Life and Scenery in the Woods of Canada: A Tale	18	B2
In the Depths of the Dark Continent; or, The Vengeance of Van Vincent	26	B2
In the Dead of Night: A Novel. Volume 3 (of 3)	12	B2
In the Days of Washington: A Story of the American Revolution	18	B2
In the Days of Queen Victoria	1	B2
In the Days of Queen Elizabeth	19	B2
In the Days of Poor Richard	34	B2
In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales	18	B2
In the Days of Chivalry: A Tale of the Times of the Black Prince	33	B2
In the Court of King Arthur	33	B2
In the Closed Room	3	B2
In the Cause of Freedom	31	B2
In the Bishop's Carriage	1	B2
In search of fortune: A tale of the old land and the new	31	B2
In love's hands	31	B2
In doors and out	84	B2
In a steamer chair, and other shipboard stories	14	B2
In a new world	40	B2
In a Quiet Village	21	B2
In a Mysterious Way	26	B2
In Vain	25	B2
In Times of Peril: A Tale of India	48	B2
In Those Days: The Story of an Old Man	14	B2
In The Boyhood of Lincoln: A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk	29	B2
In Texas with Davy Crockett	17	B2
In Sunny Spain with Pilarica and Rafael	25	B2
In Story-land	18	B2
In Search of the Okapi: A Story of Adventure in Central Africa	26	B2
In Search of a Son	29	B2
In Search of Treasure	39	B2
In Search of El Dorado	18	B2
In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.	3	B2