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.
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| Title | Chapters | CEFR |
|---|---|---|
| The Prince and the Pauper | 33 | B2 |
| The Real Adventure | 49 | B2 |
| The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance. | 177 | B2 |
| The Yeoman Adventurer | 26 | B2 |
| Thuvia, maid of Mars | 14 | B2 |
| Treasure Island | 34 | B2 |
| Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | 46 | B2 |
| Twenty years after | 90 | B2 |
| Under the Red Dragon: A Novel | 61 | B2 |
| Undine | 10 | B2 |
| 25 Principles of the Playa | 32 | B2 |
| The Green Mouse | 16 | B2 |
Level B2HistoricalThe Prince and the PauperThe classic historical novel by Mark Twain.
Level B2RomanceThe Real AdventureThe classic romance novel by Henry Kitchell Webster.
Level B2HorrorThe String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance.The classic mystery novel by Thomas Peckett Prest.
Level B2AdventureThe Yeoman AdventurerThe classic romance novel by George W.
Level B2Science FictionThuvia, maid of MarsThe classic science-fiction novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Level B2AdventureTreasure IslandThe classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Level B2Science FictionTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaCaptain Nemo's submarine Nautilus carries its captives across the world's oceans.
Level B2AdventureTwenty years afterThe classic adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Level B2RomanceUnder the Red Dragon: A NovelThe classic mystery novel by James Grant.
Level B2FantasyUndineThe classic romance novel by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué.
Level B2Adventure25 Principles of the PlayaA newcomer's guide to Burning Man — 25 hard-won principles, learned in the dust.
Level B2RomanceThe Green MouseThe classic romance novel by Robert W.