Anna Karenina – Upper-Intermediate is an adapted English reader based on Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel Anna Karenina. It is designed for learners at upper-intermediate level who want to enjoy world literature while improving their English skills.
The story follows Anna, a Russian aristocrat who enters a passionate but socially forbidden love affair, while also exploring the parallel lives of other characters dealing with love, marriage, duty, and personal happiness. Through these interwoven stories, the novel examines the tensions between society’s expectations and individual desires.
This graded version simplifies the original language while keeping the main plot and themes intact, making it easier for learners to develop reading comprehension, expand vocabulary, and engage with a major work of world literature in English.