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Reading lists

English 56 books

The Tortoise and the HareAesop · Beginner
The Wolf and the LambAesop · Beginner
The Crow and the PitcherAesop · Beginner
The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald · Advanced
Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandLewis Carroll · Intermediate
The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum · Beginner
MhudiSol T. Plaatje · Advanced
Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen · Advanced
Sense and SensibilityJane Austen · Advanced
EmmaJane Austen · Advanced
Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë · Advanced
Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë · Advanced
A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens · Intermediate
Oliver TwistCharles Dickens · Advanced
Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens · Advanced
The Adventures of Tom SawyerMark Twain · Intermediate
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain · Advanced
The Prince and the PauperMark Twain · Intermediate
Little WomenLouisa May Alcott · Intermediate
Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson · Intermediate
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeRobert Louis Stevenson · Advanced
FrankensteinMary Shelley · Advanced
DraculaBram Stoker · Advanced
The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde · Advanced
The Happy PrinceOscar Wilde · Beginner
The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling · Intermediate
Just So StoriesRudyard Kipling · Beginner
Peter PanJ. M. Barrie · Intermediate
The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett · Intermediate
A Little PrincessFrances Hodgson Burnett · Intermediate
Anne of Green GablesL. M. Montgomery · Intermediate
Black BeautyAnna Sewell · Beginner
The Wind in the WillowsKenneth Grahame · Intermediate
The Call of the WildJack London · Intermediate
White FangJack London · Intermediate
The Time MachineH. G. Wells · Advanced
The War of the WorldsH. G. Wells · Advanced
The Invisible ManH. G. Wells · Intermediate
KwaidanLafcadio Hearn · Intermediate
Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad · Advanced
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle · Intermediate
The Hound of the BaskervillesArthur Conan Doyle · Intermediate
A Study in ScarletArthur Conan Doyle · Intermediate
The Railway ChildrenE. Nesbit · Beginner
The Story of Doctor DolittleHugh Lofting · Beginner
PollyannaEleanor H. Porter · Beginner
Daddy-Long-LegsJean Webster · Intermediate
Through the Looking-GlassLewis Carroll · Intermediate
Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe · Advanced
Gulliver's TravelsJonathan Swift · Advanced
Moby-DickHerman Melville · Advanced
The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne · Advanced
The Legend of Sleepy HollowWashington Irving · Advanced
The Yellow WallpaperCharlotte Perkins Gilman · Advanced
The Gift of the MagiO. Henry · Intermediate
DublinersJames Joyce · Advanced

Chinese 5 books

A Madman’s DiaryLu Xun · Advanced
Kong YijiLu Xun · Intermediate
My Old HomeLu Xun · Advanced
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio · The Taoist Priest of Lao-shanPu Songling · Advanced
Journey to the West · Chapter 1Wu Cheng’en · Advanced

Korean 3 books

AzaleasKim Sowol · Intermediate
Mountain FlowersKim Sowol · Intermediate
Samnyong the MuteNa Do-hyang · Advanced

French 2 books

Around the World in Eighty DaysJules Verne · Advanced
The NecklaceGuy de Maupassant · Advanced

German 2 books

The MetamorphosisFranz Kafka · Advanced
Little Red Cap (1857)Brothers Grimm · Intermediate

Spanish 3 books

The Bourgeois KingRubén Darío · Advanced
Three HeroesJosé Martí · Advanced
The Giant TortoiseHoracio Quiroga · Intermediate

Portuguese 1 books

The Fortune-TellerMachado de Assis · Advanced

Japanese 256 books

The Spider’s ThreadRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
RashōmonRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
I Am a CatNatsume Sōseki · Advanced
The NoseRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
Tu Tze-chunRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
TangerinesRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
In a GroveRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
KappaRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
魔術Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
白Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Beginner
MomotaroRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
猿蟹合戦Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
アグニの神Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
仙人Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
犬と笛Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Beginner
蜃気楼Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
秋山図Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
戯作三昧Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
或日の大石内蔵助Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
煙管Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
貉Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
竜Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
運Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
尾生の信Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
黄粱夢Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
葱Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
少年Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
毛利先生Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
The GeneralRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
玄鶴山房Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
点鬼簿Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
首が落ちた話Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
偸盗Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
Kesa and MoritoRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
俊寛Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
O-GinRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
The Smile of the GodsRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Advanced
影Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
妙な話Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
二つの手紙Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
不思議な島Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
三つのなぜRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
十円札Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
年末の一日Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
大川の水Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
春の夜Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
海のほとりRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
保吉の手帳からRyūnosuke Akutagawa · Intermediate
BotchanNatsume Sōseki · Intermediate
KokoroNatsume Sōseki · Advanced
SanshiroNatsume Sōseki · Advanced
KusamakuraNatsume Sōseki · Advanced
文鳥Natsume Sōseki · Intermediate
永日小品Natsume Sōseki · Intermediate
And ThenNatsume Sōseki · Advanced
The GateNatsume Sōseki · Advanced
Grass on the WaysideNatsume Sōseki · Advanced
Inside My Glass DoorsNatsume Sōseki · Intermediate
二百十日Natsume Sōseki · Intermediate
虞美人草Natsume Sōseki · Advanced
The WayfarerNatsume Sōseki · Advanced
Light and DarknessNatsume Sōseki · Advanced
The MinerNatsume Sōseki · Advanced
思い出す事などNatsume Sōseki · Intermediate
To the Spring Equinox and BeyondNatsume Sōseki · Advanced
野分Natsume Sōseki · Advanced
高瀬舟Mori Ōgai · Intermediate
Sansho the StewardMori Ōgai · Intermediate
The Last PhraseMori Ōgai · Intermediate
The Abe FamilyMori Ōgai · Advanced
The Wild GeeseMori Ōgai · Advanced
YouthMori Ōgai · Advanced
杯Mori Ōgai · Intermediate
牛鍋Mori Ōgai · Intermediate
百物語Mori Ōgai · Advanced
魚玄機Mori Ōgai · Advanced
安井夫人Mori Ōgai · Advanced
護持院原の敵討Mori Ōgai · Advanced
興津弥五右衛門の遺書Mori Ōgai · Advanced
鼠坂Mori Ōgai · Intermediate
普請中Mori Ōgai · Intermediate
花子Mori Ōgai · Intermediate
サフランMori Ōgai · Intermediate
空車Mori Ōgai · Intermediate
The Restaurant of Many OrdersKenji Miyazawa · Beginner
Wildcat and the AcornsKenji Miyazawa · Beginner
やまなしKenji Miyazawa · Beginner
雪渡りKenji Miyazawa · Beginner
月夜のでんしんばしらKenji Miyazawa · Beginner
狼森と笊森、盗森Kenji Miyazawa · Intermediate
かしわばやしの夜Kenji Miyazawa · Intermediate
烏の北斗七星Kenji Miyazawa · Intermediate
ざしき童子のはなしKenji Miyazawa · Beginner
シグナルとシグナレスKenji Miyazawa · Intermediate
鹿踊りのはじまりKenji Miyazawa · Intermediate
水仙月の四日Kenji Miyazawa · Intermediate
山男の四月Kenji Miyazawa · Intermediate
A Bunch of GrapesTakeo Arishima · Beginner
小さき者へTakeo Arishima · Intermediate
溺れかけた兄妹Takeo Arishima · Intermediate
燕と王子Takeo Arishima · Beginner
The Descendants of CainTakeo Arishima · Advanced
クララの出家Takeo Arishima · Advanced
かんかん虫Takeo Arishima · Advanced
LemonMotojirō Kajii · Intermediate
Under the Cherry TreesMotojirō Kajii · Intermediate
The Ascension of KMotojirō Kajii · Intermediate
Winter DaysMotojirō Kajii · Advanced
城のある町にてMotojirō Kajii · Advanced
Winter FliesMotojirō Kajii · Advanced
闇の絵巻Motojirō Kajii · Intermediate
愛撫Motojirō Kajii · Intermediate
蒼穹Motojirō Kajii · Intermediate
器楽的幻覚Motojirō Kajii · Intermediate
路上Motojirō Kajii · Intermediate
ある心の風景Motojirō Kajii · Advanced
藤十郎の恋Kan Kikuchi · Advanced
マスクKan Kikuchi · Intermediate
三人兄弟Kan Kikuchi · Intermediate
納豆合戦Kan Kikuchi · Beginner
真珠夫人Kan Kikuchi · Advanced
ある恋の話Kan Kikuchi · Intermediate
Unforgettable PeopleDoppo Kunikida · Advanced
Old GenDoppo Kunikida · Advanced
鹿狩りDoppo Kunikida · Intermediate
初恋Doppo Kunikida · Intermediate
窮死Doppo Kunikida · Advanced
運命論者Doppo Kunikida · Advanced
星Doppo Kunikida · Advanced
郊外Doppo Kunikida · Intermediate
日輪Riichi Yokomitsu · Advanced
MachineRiichi Yokomitsu · Advanced
赤い着物Riichi Yokomitsu · Intermediate
花園の思想Riichi Yokomitsu · Advanced
ルウベンスの偽画Tatsuo Hori · Advanced
The Crab Cannery ShipTakiji Kobayashi · Advanced
The Absentee LandlordTakiji Kobayashi · Advanced
朝飯Tōson Shimazaki · Intermediate
桜の実の熟する時Tōson Shimazaki · Advanced
藁草履Tōson Shimazaki · Advanced
新生Tōson Shimazaki · Advanced
鐘ヶ淵Kidō Okamoto · Intermediate
停車場の少女Kidō Okamoto · Intermediate
指輪一つKidō Okamoto · Intermediate
雪女Kidō Okamoto · Intermediate
白髪鬼Kidō Okamoto · Intermediate
兜Kidō Okamoto · Intermediate
蜘蛛の夢Kidō Okamoto · Intermediate
水鬼Kidō Okamoto · Intermediate
くろん坊Kidō Okamoto · Intermediate
影を踏まれた女Kidō Okamoto · Intermediate
鴛鴦鏡Kidō Okamoto · Intermediate
こま犬Kidō Okamoto · Intermediate
父の怪談Kidō Okamoto · Intermediate
銀座の朝Kidō Okamoto · Intermediate
The Holy Man of Mount KoyaKyōka Izumi · Advanced
The Surgery RoomKyōka Izumi · Advanced
The Night PatrolKyōka Izumi · Advanced
春昼Kyōka Izumi · Advanced
絵本の春Kyōka Izumi · Advanced
雛がたりKyōka Izumi · Advanced
黄金鳥Miekichi Suzuki · Beginner
湖水の女Miekichi Suzuki · Beginner
デイモンとピシアスMiekichi Suzuki · Beginner
やどなし犬Miekichi Suzuki · Beginner
岡の家Miekichi Suzuki · Beginner
お月様の唄Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
狸のお祭りYoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
天下一の馬Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
キンショキショキYoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
不思議な帽子Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
夢の卵Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
彗星の話Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
お山の爺さんYoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
天狗笑Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
手品師Yoshio Toyoshima · Beginner
電気風呂の怪死事件Juza Unno · Intermediate
三角形の恐怖Juza Unno · Intermediate
赤耀館事件の真相Juza Unno · Intermediate
階段Juza Unno · Intermediate
空中墳墓Juza Unno · Intermediate
人工心臓Fuboku Kosakai · Intermediate
恋愛曲線Fuboku Kosakai · Intermediate
痴人の復讐Fuboku Kosakai · Intermediate
闘争Fuboku Kosakai · Intermediate
死の接吻Fuboku Kosakai · Intermediate
頭蓋骨の秘密Fuboku Kosakai · Intermediate
犬の王様Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
きのこ会議Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
雨ふり坊主Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
オシャベリ姫Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
お菓子の大舞踏会Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
キャラメルと飴玉Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
蚤と蚊Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
鷹とひらめKyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
森の神Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
正夢Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
ルルとミミKyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
白髪小僧Kyūsaku Yumeno · Intermediate
豚吉とヒョロ子Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
若返り薬Kyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
虻のおれいKyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
ペンとインキKyūsaku Yumeno · Beginner
Bottled HellKyūsaku Yumeno · Intermediate
Love After DeathKyūsaku Yumeno · Intermediate
あやかしの鼓Kyūsaku Yumeno · Advanced
押絵の奇蹟Kyūsaku Yumeno · Advanced
労働者の居ない船Yoshiki Hayama · Advanced
坑夫の子Yoshiki Hayama · Intermediate
子猫Torahiko Terada · Intermediate
蓄音機Torahiko Terada · Intermediate
電車と風呂Torahiko Terada · Intermediate
丸善と三越Torahiko Terada · Intermediate
夏Torahiko Terada · Intermediate
石油ランプTorahiko Terada · Intermediate
ねずみと猫Torahiko Terada · Intermediate
鸚鵡のイズムTorahiko Terada · Intermediate
くだものMasaoka Shiki · Intermediate
飯待つ間Masaoka Shiki · Intermediate
九月十四日の朝Masaoka Shiki · Intermediate
病Masaoka Shiki · Intermediate
火星の芝居Ishikawa Takuboku · Intermediate
弓町よりIshikawa Takuboku · Advanced
Diary of a VagabondFumiko Hayashi · Advanced
競漕Masao Kume · Intermediate
ウォーソン夫人の黒猫Sakutarō Hagiwara · Intermediate
The Grave of the Wild ChrysanthemumSachio Itō · Advanced
隣の嫁Sachio Itō · Advanced
The QuiltKatai Tayama · Advanced
Country TeacherKatai Tayama · Advanced
ああ玉杯に花うけてKōroku Satō · Intermediate
鬼退治Chiaki Shimomura · Beginner
神様の布団Chiaki Shimomura · Beginner
とんまの六兵衛Chiaki Shimomura · Beginner
くまと車掌Takane Kiuchi · Beginner
椰子蟹Kōichirō Miyahara · Beginner
金のくびかざりHiroshi Ono · Beginner
琥珀のパイプSaburō Kōga · Intermediate
急行十三時間Saburō Kōga · Intermediate
夢の殺人Shirō Hamao · Intermediate
正義Shirō Hamao · Intermediate
丹下左膳Fubō Hayashi · Advanced
無惨Ruikō Kuroiwa · Advanced
後世への最大遺物Kanzō Uchimura · Advanced
黴Shūsei Tokuda · Advanced
太十と其犬Takashi Nagatsuka · Intermediate
雪のシベリアDenji Kuroshima · Intermediate
砂糖泥棒Denji Kuroshima · Intermediate
嘘On Watanabe · Intermediate
月世界競争探検Shunrō Oshikawa · Intermediate
秘密Hatsunosuke Hirabayashi · Intermediate
二人の盲人Hatsunosuke Hirabayashi · Intermediate
一太と母Yuriko Miyamoto · Intermediate
雨と子供Yuriko Miyamoto · Intermediate
赤い貨車Yuriko Miyamoto · Advanced
美しき月夜Yuriko Miyamoto · Intermediate