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Classic books for language learners

Twenty-eight timeless stories, sorted from easiest to most challenging. Each guide explains the story, the level we'd suggest, the vocabulary you'll practise and a tip for reading it in a new language. Every book is also an interactive adventure you can play in your browser.

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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Hugh Lofting · 1920 Level A2–B1 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1900 Level A2–B1 Five Children and It E. Nesbit · 1902 Level B1 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll · 1865 Level B1–B2 Sinbad the Sailor Traditional · Medieval Arabic tradition Level B1–B2 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain · 1876 Level B1–B2 The Call of the Wild Jack London · 1903 Level B1–B2 Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson · 1883 Level B1–B2 White Fang Jack London · 1906 Level B1–B2 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne · 1870 Level B2 A Martian Odyssey Stanley G. Weinbaum · 1934 Level B2 Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar Maurice Leblanc · 1907 Level B2 Journey to the Center of the Earth Jules Verne · 1864 Level B2 King Solomon's Mines H. Rider Haggard · 1885 Level B2 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · 1892 Level B2 The Lost World Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · 1912 Level B2 The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Howard Pyle · 1883 Level B2 The Mysterious Island Jules Verne · 1875 Level B2 The Three Musketeers Alexandre Dumas · 1844 Level B2 The Time Machine H. G. Wells · 1895 Level B2 The Travels of Marco Polo Marco Polo · c. 1300 Level B2 Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe · 1719 Level B2–C1 The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas · 1844–1846 Level B2–C1 The First Men in the Moon H. G. Wells · 1901 Level B2–C1 The Moonstone Wilkie Collins · 1868 Level B2–C1 She: A History of Adventure H. Rider Haggard · 1887 Level C1 The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925 Level C1 The Moon Pool Abraham Merritt · 1919 Level C1

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