The Library
Read Classic Literature in English
Learn English by reading the books worth reading. Every book is the complete text, labelled A2 to C2 — tap any word for an instant translation, hear natural audio narration, and save the vocabulary you meet as you go. Pick your level and start with a free sample.
Level C1HistoricalEighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897The classic historical novel by Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Level C2RomanceEloisa : $b or, A series of original lettersThe classic romance novel by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Level A2Children'sEnglish Fairy TalesClassic English folk tales collected by Joseph Jacobs — Jack and the Beanstalk, Tom Tit Tot, The Three Little Pigs and more.
Level C2PoetryErotica RomanaThe classic romance novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Level A2Children'sFifty Famous Stories RetoldFifty short, famous stories from history and legend — King Alfred and the cakes, the sword of Damocles, and more — retold in plain English for young and new readers.
Level B2HorrorFrankensteinA young scientist builds a living being from death — and abandons what he makes.
Level B2MysteryFriday, the Thirteenth: A NovelThe classic mystery novel by Thomas William Lawson.
Level C1ClassicsGreat ExpectationsThe classic classics novel by Charles Dickens.
Level A2Children'sGrimms' Fairy TalesSixty-two beloved folk tales — from Hansel and Gretel to Rumpelstiltskin — retold in simple English.
Level C1AdventureGulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the WorldThe classic adventure novel by Jonathan Swift.
Level C2ClassicsHistory of Tom Jones, a FoundlingThe classic classics novel by Henry Fielding.
Level C1RomanceJane Eyre: An AutobiographyThe classic romance novel by Charlotte Brontë.
Level B1Children'sJust So StoriesKipling's playful pourquoi tales explaining how the whale got his throat, how the leopard got his spots, and more.
Level B2AdventureKidnappedThe classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Level C1MysteryLady Audley's SecretThe classic mystery novel by M.
Level C2ClassicsLes MisérablesThe classic historical novel by Victor Hugo.
Level C2PhilosophyLeviathanThe classic historical novel by Thomas Hobbes.
Level B2HistoricalLife on the MississippiThe classic adventure novel by Mark Twain.
Level B1Children'sLittle Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and AmyThe classic childrens novel by Louisa May Alcott.
Level C1RomanceLorna Doone: A Romance of ExmoorThe classic romance novel by R.
Level C1RomanceManon LescautThe classic romance novel by abbé Prévost.
Level C2ClassicsMiddlemarchThe classic romance novel by George Eliot.
Level C2AdventureMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleThe classic adventure novel by Herman Melville.
Level C1HistoricalNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American SlaveThe classic historical novel by Frederick Douglass.
Level C1ClassicsOliver Twist, Vol. 2 (of 3)The classic mystery novel by Charles Dickens.
Level C2PhilosophyOn LibertyThe classic philosophy novel by John Stuart Mill.
Level C1MysteryPaul Clifford — CompleteThe classic mystery novel by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton.![Cover of Peter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy] by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie](https://dsx1pat3ljtul.cloudfront.net/books/book-peter-pan-b-peter-and-wendy-cover.jpg)
Level B1Children'sPeter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy]The classic adventure novel by J.
Level C1RomancePride and PrejudiceWit, pride and slow-burning love in the drawing rooms of Regency England.
Level C2RomanceRomeo and JulietThe classic romance novel by William Shakespeare.
Level B2AdventureRoughing ItThe classic adventure novel by Mark Twain.
Level C1RomanceSense and SensibilityThe classic romance novel by Jane Austen.
Level C2AdventureThe Adventures of Roderick RandomThe classic adventure novel by T.
Level B2AdventureThe Adventures of Tom SawyerMischief, caves and buried treasure along the Mississippi River.
Level A2Children'sThe Aesop for ChildrenMore than a hundred of Aesop's fables retold for children, each a few sentences long and ending in a clear moral.
Level B1RomanceThe Blue Castle: a novelThe classic romance novel by L.
Level B1Children'sThe Blue Fairy BookAndrew Lang's celebrated anthology gathering favourite fairy tales from around the world — Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and many more.
Level B2RomanceThe Blue Lagoon: A RomanceThe classic romance novel by H.
Level C2ClassicsThe Brothers KaramazovThe classic classics novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Level B2AdventureThe Call of the WildStolen into the Yukon gold rush, a dog heeds the ancient call of the wild.
Level B2MysteryThe Complete Sherlock HolmesDeduction, fog and gaslight — the complete canon of the world's first consulting detective.
Level C2ClassicsThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareThe classic poetry novel by William Shakespeare.
Level B2AdventureThe Count of Monte CristoBetrayed and imprisoned, Edmond Dantès escapes to engineer a decade-spanning revenge.
Level B2MysteryThe Daughter of Anderson CrowThe classic mystery novel by George Barr McCutcheon.
Level B2RomanceThe Enchanted AprilThe classic romance novel by Elizabeth Von Arnim.
Level C2ClassicsThe Expedition of Humphry ClinkerThe classic epistolary novel by Tobias Smollett.
Level B2ClassicsThe Great GatsbyJazz-Age longing on Long Island, and the green light across the bay.
Level B2MysteryThe Green MummyThe classic mystery novel by Fergus Hume.
Why it works
Why read classics to learn English
Graded by real CEFR level
Every book is labelled B1, B2 or C1 so you can pick something that stretches you without overwhelming you.
Tap any word to translate
Touch a word or phrase to see it in your language instantly — no dictionary, no leaving the page.
Audio narration & pronunciation
Listen to clear, natural narration and read along to train your ear as well as your eye.
Vocabulary from your own reading
Save the words you meet; they become flashcards built from the books you actually read.
Questions
Learning English by reading
Reading exposes you to real grammar, vocabulary and phrasing in context — far more memorably than word lists. With instant translation and audio on every page, you stay in the story instead of stalling on unknown words, which is what builds fluency.
Choose a book one notch above where you feel comfortable: B1 if you read everyday English, B2 if you can follow longer articles, C1 for literary prose. You can always tap words you don’t know — a little stretch is exactly how you level up.
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