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5 selected works: each one chosen individually, not by the most-cited rule, with its role and any reading-copy link reviewed against the archived MIT course page on 25 Sep 2026.
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley · Cited in 5 archived MIT courses
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MIT courses cite 6 printed editions of this book; the free copy here is Project Gutenberg's e-text #84, not one of those editions. Page numbers, introductions and editorial notes will differ, so use chapter or section references rather than page numbers. · Public domain in the USA
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21L.476 Romantic Poetry · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein . Edited by Marilyn Butler. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN: 0192833669.”
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21L.704 Studies in Poetry: "What's the Use of Beauty?" · Fall 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN: 0192834878.”
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21L.012 Forms of Western Narrative · Fall 2007 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein . New York, NY: Penguin Classics, 2003. ISBN: 9780141439471.”
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21L.000J Writing About Literature · Fall 2010 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shelley, M. S. Frankenstein . New York, NY: Norton, 1995. ISBN: 9780393964585.”
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21L.003 Reading Fiction: Imaginary Journeys · Fall 2015 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Frankenstein] = Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein . Penguin Classics, 2007. ISBN: 9780143105039.”
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen · Cited in 4 archived MIT courses
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21L.421 Comedy · Spring 2008 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice . Edited by J. Kisley, with F. W. Bradbrook and I. Armstrong. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780192833556.”
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21L.471 Major English Novels · Spring 2009 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice . New York, NY: Penguin, 2004. ISBN: 9780192802385. The e-text and audio book are available from Project Gutenberg.”
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21L.002 Foundations of Western Culture: The Making of the Modern World · Spring 2010 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice . New York, NY: Penguin Classics, 1997. ISBN: 9780140434262. (Download a version of this text from Project Gutenberg .)”
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21L.021 Comedy · Spring 2022 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice . Edited by James Kinsley and Christina Lupton. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2019. ISBN: 9780198826736.”
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Hamlet
William Shakespeare · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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The House of Mirth
Edith Wharton · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
R. L Stevenson · Cited in 1 archived MIT course
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Most-cited
Most-cited books in MIT OCW Literature courses: every work cited by 2+ distinct archived course offerings in this field, ranked by number of citing courses (ties: most recent citing year, then title) -- 10-30 works, mechanically generated, not editorially curated. 30 works shown.
#1 most-cited Frankenstein
Mary Shelley · Cited in 6 archived MIT courses
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MIT courses cite 6 printed editions of this book; the free copy here is Project Gutenberg's e-text #84, not one of those editions. Page numbers, introductions and editorial notes will differ, so use chapter or section references rather than page numbers. · Public domain in the USA
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21L.476 Romantic Poetry · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein . Edited by Marilyn Butler. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN: 0192833669.”
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21L.704 Studies in Poetry: "What's the Use of Beauty?" · Fall 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN: 0192834878.”
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CMS.796 Major Media Texts · Fall 2006 · Graduate Unclear
“Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein . Second edition. Edited by Johanna M. Smith. Boston, MA: Bedford/St.Martin’s, 2000. ISBN: 9780312191269.”
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21L.012 Forms of Western Narrative · Fall 2007 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein . New York, NY: Penguin Classics, 2003. ISBN: 9780141439471.”
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21L.000J Writing About Literature · Fall 2010 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shelley, M. S. Frankenstein . New York, NY: Norton, 1995. ISBN: 9780393964585.”
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21L.003 Reading Fiction: Imaginary Journeys · Fall 2015 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Frankenstein] = Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein . Penguin Classics, 2007. ISBN: 9780143105039.”
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#2 most-cited Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen · Cited in 5 archived MIT courses
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ES.260 Women's Novels: A Weekly Book Club · Spring 2006 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice . New York, NY: Bantam Classics, 1983. ISBN: 9780553213102. (See an annotated version of the text online at the Republic Of Pemberly.)”
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21L.421 Comedy · Spring 2008 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice . Edited by J. Kisley, with F. W. Bradbrook and I. Armstrong. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780192833556.”
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21L.471 Major English Novels · Spring 2009 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice . New York, NY: Penguin, 2004. ISBN: 9780192802385. The e-text and audio book are available from Project Gutenberg.”
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21L.002 Foundations of Western Culture: The Making of the Modern World · Spring 2010 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice . New York, NY: Penguin Classics, 1997. ISBN: 9780140434262. (Download a version of this text from Project Gutenberg .)”
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21L.021 Comedy · Spring 2022 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice . Edited by James Kinsley and Christina Lupton. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2019. ISBN: 9780198826736.”
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#3 most-cited Jazz
Toni Morrison · Cited in 5 archived MIT courses
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ES.260 Women's Novels: A Weekly Book Club · Spring 2006 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Morrison, Toni. Jazz . New York, NY: Vintage, 2004. ISBN: 9781400076215.”
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21L.003-2 Reading Fiction · Spring 2007 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Morrison, Toni. Jazz . New York, NY: Knopf, 1992. ISBN: 9780679411673.”
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21L.006 American Literature · Spring 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Morrison] = Morrison, Toni. Jazz . Plume, 1993. ISBN: 9780452269651.”
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21W.742 Writing About Race · Spring 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Morrison] = Morrison, Toni. Jazz . Vintage, 2004. ISBN: 9781400076215.”
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21L.709 Ethnic Literature in America · Spring 2017 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Morrison, Toni. Jazz . Reprint edition. Vintage, 2004. ISBN: 9781400076215.”
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#4 most-cited Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Alison Bechdel · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses
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#5 most-cited The Importance of Being Earnest, and Other Plays
Oscar Wilde · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses
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21L.421 Comedy · Spring 2008 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Wilde, Oscar, and Sylvan Barnet. The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays . New York, NY: Signet Books, 1985. ISBN: 9780451525055. ( Download a version of the text from Project Gutenberg.)”
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21L.000J Writing About Literature · Fall 2010 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest, and Other Plays . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN: 9780199535972.”
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21L.021 Comedy · Spring 2022 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays . Edited by Peter Raby. Oxford England: Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN: 9780199535972.”
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#6 most-cited Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses
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#7 most-cited The House of Mirth
Edith Wharton · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses
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#8 most-cited Cosmicomics
Italo Calvino · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses
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#9 most-cited The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses
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21L.702 Studies in Fiction: Stowe, Twain, and the Transformation of 19th-Century America · Fall 2004 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . New York: Penguin Books, 1986. ISBN: 0140390464.”
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21L.705 Major Authors: After the Masterpiece: Novels by Melville, Twain, Faulkner, and Morrison · Fall 2006 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Twain, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . New York, NY: Penguin Books, 2002. ISBN: 9780142437179.”
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21L.702 Studies in Fiction: Rethinking the American Masterpiece · Fall 2007 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . 2nd ed. Edited by G. Graff and J. Phelan. New York, NY: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2004. ISBN: 9780312400293. ( Download a version of this work from Project Gutenberg.)”
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#10 most-cited Four Plays by Aristophanes: The Clouds / the Birds / Lysistrata / the Frogs
Aristophanes · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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21L.421 Comedy · Spring 2008 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Aristophanes. Four Plays by Aristophanes: The Clouds, the Birds, Lysistrata, the Frogs . Translated by William Arrowsmith. New York, NY: Plume Books, 1994. ISBN: 9780452007178. ( Download a version of the text from Project Gutenberg.)”
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21L.021 Comedy · Spring 2022 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Aristophanes. Four Plays by Aristophanes: The Clouds / the Birds / Lysistrata / the Frogs . London: Plume, 1994. ISBN: 9780452007178.”
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#11 most-cited The Rover and Other Plays
Aphra Behn · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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21L.421 Comedy · Spring 2008 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Behn, Aphra. The Rover and Other Plays . Edited by Jane Spencer. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780192834515.”
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21L.021 Comedy · Spring 2022 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Behn, Aphra. The Rover and Other Plays . Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2008. ISBN: 9780199540204.”
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#12 most-cited The Waste Land
T. S Eliot · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#13 most-cited Arthurian Romances
Chrétien de Troyes · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#14 most-cited Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#15 most-cited To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#16 most-cited Oedipus Rex
Sophocles · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#17 most-cited A Mercy
Toni Morrison · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#18 most-cited Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Harriet Jacobs · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#19 most-cited Civilization and Its Discontents
Sigmund Freud · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#20 most-cited Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#21 most-cited Benito Cereno
Herman Melville · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#22 most-cited Candide
Voltaire · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#23 most-cited Fun Home
Alison Bechdel · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#24 most-cited Hamlet
William Shakespeare · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#25 most-cited The Trial
Franz Kafka · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#26 most-cited Mary Barton
Elizabeth Gaskell · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#27 most-cited Sovereignty and Goodness of God
Mary Rowlandson · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#28 most-cited Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#29 most-cited All That is Native and Fine
David Whisnant · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#30 most-cited Complete Poems
John Keats · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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