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Read Advanced Classics in English (C1)

40 books graded at CEFR C1 (advanced) — 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 C1 books to read in English?

The best C1 books to read in English are well-known classics whose own language sits at that level — start with King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Oliver Twist and The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Each is the complete book, labelled CEFR C1 (advanced), 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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CEFR C1 (Advanced) classics, page 1 of 1 — chapters and reading length
TitleChaptersCEFR
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table16B2–C1
Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast32B2–C1
A Honeymoon in Space20B2–C2
A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill31B2–C2
A Tale of Two Cities45C1–C2
A pair of blue eyes40C1–C2
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias)27C1–C2
Carmen4C1–C2
Catriona30B2–C2
Jane Eyre: An Autobiography38C1–C2
Lady Audley's Secret41C1–C2
Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy47B1–C1
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor75C1–C2
Manon Lescaut13C1–C2
Pride and Prejudice61C1–C2
Sense and Sensibility50C1–C2
The Blue Castle: a novel46B1–C1
The Blue Lagoon: A Romance49B2–C2
The Count of Monte Cristo117B2–C2
The Daughter of Anderson Crow37B2–C1
The Enchanted April22B2–C2
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance60C1–C2
The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot33B2–C1
The Love Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft to Gilbert Imlay77C1–C2
The Monk: A Romance12C1–C2
The Mysteries of Udolpho57C1–C2
The Phantom of the Opera26B2–C2
The Real Adventure49B2–C1
The Red Lily — Complete34C1–C2
The Scarlet Letter24C1–C2
The Yeoman Adventurer26B2–C2
Under the Red Dragon: A Novel61B2–C2
Undine10B2–C1
White nights, and other stories32C1–C2
Wuthering Heights34C1–C2
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult15B2–C1
Complete Short Works of George Meredith56C1–C2
The Green Mouse16B2–C2
That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day72C1–C2
The Gay Cockade14B2–C2
LevelA1A2B1B2C1C2SortRecommendedMost readTitle: A–Z
GenreMysteryAdventureRomanceHorrorFantasyScience FictionClassicsGothicHistoricalChildren'sPhilosophyPoetry
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