Books by level

What can you read at B2? Free books in 5 languages

Our table has 56 free books rated B2: 19 in English, 10 in Spanish, 8 in French, 8 in German, 11 in Italian. The easiest by vocabulary are Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (B2, 26,775 words), The Communist Manifesto (B2, 13,680 words) and The Psychology of Management (B2, 84,315 words). Each title links to its own page with word counts, the opening lines and where to download it free.

By the Readlang Mobile team (an independent app, not affiliated with readlang.com). Updated 31 October 2026.

Within each level the books are sorted by how many of their most frequent word forms cover 95% of the text, fewest first. That is a measure of how much vocabulary a book asks for, not of quality, and no book is placed higher because it is in our app. A level is a starting point: check any book with the one-page test, and if it is too hard, look one level down (B1 and C1).

English books at B2 19 books

Free English books at B2, fewest forms for 95% first.

Book	Form	Words	Forms for 95%	Reading time
Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandLewis Carroll	children’s novel	26,775	1,399	2–4.5 h
The Communist ManifestoKarl Marx and Friedrich Engels	non-fiction	13,680	1,871	1–2.5 h
The Psychology of ManagementLillian Moller Gilbreth	non-fiction	84,315	2,170	7–14 h
Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen	novel	122,164	2,425	10–20 h
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeRobert Louis Stevenson	novella	25,785	2,684	2–4.5 h
How It WorksArchibald Williams	non-fiction	74,338	2,785	6–12 h
Crime and PunishmentFyodor Dostoevsky	novel	204,644	3,349	17–34 h
DraculaBram Stoker	novel	161,387	3,383	13–27 h
The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald	novel	48,659	3,508	4–8 h
FrankensteinMary Shelley	novel	78,010	3,747	6.5–13 h
The Art of WarSun Tzu	non-fiction	54,454	3,770	4.5–9 h
Stanford Stories: Tales of a Young UniversityCharles K. Field	short stories	54,488	4,022	4.5–9 h
Michael Faraday, His Life and WorkSilvanus P. Thompson	biography	88,927	4,078	7.5–15 h
DialoguesPlato	philosophy	1,206,575	4,237	101–201 h
The King in YellowRobert W. Chambers	short stories	72,499	4,477	6–12 h
The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas	novel	463,374	4,828	39–77 h
Madame BovaryGustave Flaubert	novel	116,535	5,089	9.5–19 h
The Notebooks of Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci	notebooks	244,475	5,816	20–41 h
Woman in ScienceJ. A. Zahm	non-fiction	146,277	7,401	12–24 h

All levels: English books by level.

Spanish books at B2 10 books

Free Spanish books at B2, fewest forms for 95% first.

Book	Form	Words	Forms for 95%	Reading time
Abel Sánchez: Una historia de pasiónMiguel de Unamuno	novel	29,562	3,202	2.5–5 h
Fábulas literariasTomás de Iriarte	fables in verse	14,714	3,224	1–2.5 h
Niebla (Nivola)Miguel de Unamuno	novel	57,384	4,706	5–9.5 h
El árbol de la cienciaPío Baroja	novel	63,334	5,908	5.5–11 h
Pepita JiménezJuan Valera	novel	56,657	6,606	4.5–9.5 h
Dafnis y Cloe; Leyendas del antiguo OrienteJuan Valera	novel and legends	77,281	8,705	6.5–13 h
Cuentos de amorEmilia Pardo Bazán	short stories	64,095	9,287	5.5–11 h
Mare nostrumVicente Blasco Ibáñez	novel	144,898	10,270	12–24 h
Los pazos de UlloaEmilia Pardo Bazán	novel	83,819	10,840	7–14 h
Doña PerfectaBenito Pérez Galdós	novel	113,704	15,160	9.5–19 h

All levels: Spanish books by level.

French books at B2 8 books

Free French books at B2, fewest forms for 95% first.

Book	Form	Words	Forms for 95%	Reading time
Candide, ou l’optimismeVoltaire	novella	34,450	3,763	3–5.5 h
Le Grand MeaulnesAlain-Fournier	novel	64,901	4,421	5.5–11 h
Le Fantôme de l’OpéraGaston Leroux	novel	102,569	4,785	8.5–17 h
Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts joursJules Verne	novel	68,581	5,362	5.5–11 h
Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleurMaurice Leblanc	short stories	55,408	5,365	4.5–9 h
Lettres de mon moulinAlphonse Daudet	short stories	49,509	5,522	4–8.5 h
Voyage au centre de la TerreJules Verne	novel	67,960	6,070	5.5–11 h
Les misérables, Tome I: FantineVictor Hugo	novel	111,879	6,400	9.5–19 h

All levels: French books by level.

German books at B2 8 books

Free German books at B2, fewest forms for 95% first.

Book	Form	Words	Forms for 95%	Reading time
Die VerwandlungFranz Kafka	novella	19,175	2,796	1.5–3 h
Die Leiden des jungen WertherJohann Wolfgang von Goethe	novel in letters	17,730	3,152	1.5–3 h
SiddharthaHermann Hesse	novel	34,470	3,324	3–5.5 h
Aus dem Leben eines TaugenichtsJoseph von Eichendorff	novella	31,367	3,478	2.5–5 h
Der SchimmelreiterTheodor Storm	novella	38,362	4,303	3–6.5 h
Deutsche MärchenJacob and Wilhelm Grimm	fairy tales	88,762	4,444	7.5–15 h
DemianHermann Hesse	novel	47,366	4,677	4–8 h
Unterm RadHermann Hesse	novel	49,238	7,255	4–8 h

All levels: German books by level.

Italian books at B2 11 books

Free Italian books at B2, fewest forms for 95% first.

Book	Form	Words	Forms for 95%	Reading time
Sei personaggi in cerca d’autoreLuigi Pirandello	play	19,011	2,428	1.5–3 h
L’infedeleMatilde Serao	novel	24,283	4,010	2–4 h
Vecchie storie d’amoreAdolfo Albertazzi	short stories	27,951	4,783	2.5–4.5 h
Fedele ed altri raccontiAntonio Fogazzaro	short stories	34,707	5,185	3–6 h
Il mistero del poetaAntonio Fogazzaro	novel	60,698	5,718	5–10 h
Dopo il divorzioGrazia Deledda	novel	56,909	5,871	4.5–9.5 h
I Robinson italianiEmilio Salgari	novel	67,116	6,377	5.5–11 h
La favorita del MahdiEmilio Salgari	novel	113,371	7,184	9.5–19 h
Documenti UmaniFederico De Roberto	short stories	58,657	7,314	5–10 h
L’InnocenteGabriele D’Annunzio	novel	77,999	7,329	6.5–13 h
Ricordi d’infanzia e di scuolaEdmondo De Amicis	memoir	96,751	10,207	8–16 h

All levels: Italian books by level.