English–French Bilingual Books
Our English–French editions place the original text and its translation side by side as parallel text, aligned sentence by sentence. You always know exactly which sentence corresponds to which — no page flipping, no dictionary breaks, no losing your place.
French learners often get stuck between the textbook and authentic literature — bilingual reading bridges exactly that gap. Enjoy English classics with an elegant French rendering beside each sentence, or lean on the English column while you read in French. Works in both directions, from about A2–B1 upward.
Every edition comes in two layouts — side-by-side (two columns, ideal for tablets, desktops and print) and paragraph (stacked, ideal for e-readers) — as both EPUB and PDF, DRM-free with instant download.
Who English–French is for — both directions
French learners often stall in the gap between the textbook and a real novel — this pair is built exactly for that jump, in both directions. English speakers get English classics with an elegant French translation beside each sentence, so silent endings, liaison, and the gendered articles stop being abstract rules and become things you simply see in context. French speakers reading the other way use the English column as a safety net while enjoying the same literature in English.
English borrowed so heavily from French that the shared vocabulary is enormous — table, nation, restaurant, courage all cross straight over — which lets a newer reader move quickly. Aligned reading is also the cleanest way to internalise where the languages quietly diverge: 'actuellement' means currently, not actually; 'librairie' is a bookshop, not a library. From about A2–B1 the parallel text does the heavy lifting for you.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
Follow the mischievous Tom Sawyer through his childhood adventures along the Mississippi River in this American classic.
$9.99 USD
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
A Pulitzer Prize-winning portrait of desire and betrayal in 1870s New York high society.
$12.99 USD
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
The gripping story of Buck, a domesticated dog thrust into the brutal life of an Alaskan sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush.
$7.99 USD
Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton
A tragic tale of forbidden love set against the bleak winter landscape of rural New England.
$8.99 USD
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Huck Finn and the escaped slave Jim raft down the Mississippi in this groundbreaking American novel.
$11.99 USD
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
The heartwarming story of the four March sisters growing up during the American Civil War.
$12.99 USD
Main Street
Sinclair Lewis
A young woman's struggle against the conformity and cultural poverty of small-town American life.
$12.99 USD
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
A powerful tale of sin, guilt, and redemption in Puritan Massachusetts.
$11.99 USD
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The glittering, tragic story of Jay Gatsby and the American Dream in the Roaring Twenties.
$9.99 USD
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
A respected doctor and a monstrous stranger share one terrifying secret in Stevenson's classic tale of the divided self.
$7.99 USD
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
A curious girl tumbles down a rabbit hole into a nonsensical world of talking creatures and mad logic.
$7.99 USD
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
Twelve of the world's most famous detective stories, following Holmes and Watson through Victorian London.
$10.99 USD
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
A young scientist creates a living being from dead matter — and unleashes a tragedy he cannot control.
$9.99 USD
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Elizabeth Bennet and the proud Mr Darcy spar their way toward love in Austen's beloved comedy of manners.
$10.99 USD
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
A beautiful young man stays forever youthful while his portrait bears the corruption of his sins.
$10.99 USD
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
Dickens's sweeping tale of love, sacrifice and revolution, moving between London and Paris in the shadow of the guillotine.
$12.99 USD
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi
A wooden puppet comes to life and stumbles through an adventure of mischief and peril on his way to becoming a real boy.
$8.99 USD
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Babbitt
Sinclair Lewis
A satirical novel about a middle-class American businessman and his struggle with conformity in the 1920s.
$9.99 USD
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
The epic tale of Captain Ahab's obsessive quest to hunt the great white whale across the world's oceans.
$14.99 USD
My Ántonia
Willa Cather
A luminous portrait of immigrant life on the Nebraska plains, told through the memories of a childhood friend.
$9.99 USD
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
The miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is transformed over one haunted Christmas Eve in Dickens's timeless ghost story of redemption.
$7.99 USD
The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
A traveling salesman wakes one morning transformed into a monstrous insect, in Kafka's haunting parable of alienation.
$7.99 USD
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
The classic German fairy tales — Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and more — in a bilingual selection.
$8.99 USD
Formats & download
- Two layouts: side-by-side (two columns) for tablets, desktop and print; paragraph layout for e-readers and phones.
- Formats: EPUB and PDF, DRM-free. EPUB runs on Kobo and Apple Books directly, and on Kindle after a free conversion.
- Instant download after purchase; your download links stay valid for 30 days.
- Every available title has a free, aligned reading sample.
Frequently asked questions
- What level should I be to read English–French bilingual books?
- From about A2–B1 the parallel text does the heavy lifting, so you can start earlier than with a monolingual novel. English and French share a vast borrowed vocabulary, which helps beginners recognise words fast. Each available title has a free aligned sample to check the fit.
- Can bilingual reading really improve my French?
- It's one of the most efficient ways to build vocabulary and get used to French sentence rhythm, liaison and gendered articles in real context rather than from rules. Reading pairs best with some listening and speaking, but it's the fastest route to a large passive vocabulary.
- Do these work for French speakers learning English too?
- Yes — the edition is fully bidirectional. French speakers read the English original with the French column as a safety net, and English speakers do the reverse. Both languages sit side by side, aligned sentence by sentence.
- Which format and devices are supported?
- EPUB and PDF, both DRM-free. The two-column side-by-side layout shines on tablet, desktop and print; the paragraph layout is made for e-readers and phones. EPUB opens on Kobo and Apple Books directly, and on Kindle after a free conversion.