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The Iliad

Level: B2 and higher – This book is suitable for upper-intermediate learners and above.
Author: Homer, translated by Samuel Butler
Published: c. 800 BC

This classic was the first major literary work produced in Europe. The book is immortal. It isn’t the easiest thing you’ll ever read, but perhaps the most important.

The Iliad cover

This library is designed to help English students learn English.

All the books are available both as audiobooks and as PDFs. Click on the PDF link for the full text and click on the audio file to listen.

Reading and listening at the same time will really help you learn new words and how to pronounce them. 

All materials are in the public domain and you can download and use them freely. 

There is no better way to learn a language than to read. Read for pleasure. That way you find new words, you learn how to spell them and how to use them correctly. Listening at the same time will help you learn the correct pronunciation, which is always challenging. This library has been set up to help you learn English. We have selected classic works and they are available for free. This is a service that we have set up for English learners as we know how difficult it is to get advice and good suggestions for which books to read. These books are all very popular and are written well. Readers all over the world know these wonderful works, and we are sure you will like them too. Enjoy the selection, and if you have questions or comments, we would love to hear from you. 

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