I nominate Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, 1856.
I second The Luck of Barry Lyndon. One of my favourite films ever. And Vanity Fair is an excellent novel, so this nomination really piqued my interest.
fantasyfan, you beat me to Conrad! Seeing the direction of the poll last night, I was considering early Conrad - except Heart of Darkness
I love that novel but it's the one Conrad I've already read.
I'll update the first post in the next few hours.
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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
Well, we could presumably decide to do that still - just have a run-off vote for 1801-1850 or 1851-1900. Would that be feasible?
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It's an idea, but not for this month since we're already in the middle of nominations (and, as Hamlet mentioned, we do have plenty of periods already as it is).