Books in English
English classics for learners, sorted by level
Every book here is measured on its actual text: how many words it has, how much of it the most common English words cover, and which words are worth learning first. All of them are free in the Booklex library.
Black Beauty
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The Secret Garden
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Robinson Crusoe
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Pride and Prejudice
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Peter Pan
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The Jungle Book
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Little Women
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The Great Gatsby
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Anne of Green Gables
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Treasure Island
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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A Christmas Carol
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The Time Machine
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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Jane Eyre
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Frankenstein
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White Fang
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The Four Million
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Moby-Dick
Level, words and tipsFrequently asked questions
Which English book should I start with?
Start with the easiest books on our list: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Black Beauty, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. They have the most familiar vocabulary and short chapters, and with tap-to-translate they work from B1.
How do you measure a book’s level?
We count how much of the text is covered by the 2,000, 5,000 and 10,000 most common English words (wordfreq frequency list, character names excluded) and how many words you need to know to understand 95% of it. Dialect, old forms and very long sentences can move a book up; when we adjust a level, the book’s page says why. The level on the cards is the one from which a book is readable with tap-to-translate; each page also gives its level by vocabulary alone.
How long does it take to read a classic in English?
Our books take from about 3 to 24 hours at 150 words a minute. Each book’s page shows its reading time and how many chapters it has.
Where can I read these books in English for free?
All of them are in the public domain and in the free Booklex library, with word translations at a tap.
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