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CEFR C2 · Proficient

Read Proficient Classics in English (C2)

4 books graded at CEFR C2 (proficient) — 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 C2 books to read in English?

The best C2 books to read in English are well-known classics whose own language sits at that level — start with The Book-Bills of Narcissus: An Account Rendered by Richard Le Gallienne, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 (of 10) and The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes: Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection. Each is the complete book, labelled CEFR C2 (proficient), 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 C2 (Proficient) classics, page 1 of 1 — chapters and reading length
TitleChaptersCEFR
Paul Clifford — Volume 025C2
Oswald Langdon: or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-189829C2
Note Book of an English Opium-Eater14C2
Harry4C2
LevelA1A2B1B2C1C2SortRecommendedMost readTitle: A–Z
GenreMysteryAdventureRomanceHorrorFantasyScience FictionClassicsGothicHistoricalChildren'sPhilosophyPoetry
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