Victorians! discussion

Happy New Year!

The moderators already have two books on the docket for 2025. The first is The Fate of Fenella, which is scheduled to begin in January. The second is Martin Chuzzlewit, which has come up in discussion and is scheduled to be read in the autumn.

So we need to start looking at what we’d like to read after February. To that end please use this space to nominate Victorian literature which you would like to read as a group in 2025. Bear in mind that we already have a novel by Mr. Dickens planned for this year, and that your nomination must adhere to the criteria below. Thank you.

•Please post your nominations here.
•One nomination per person and per author.
•Nomination thread will be up for one week or until we reach eight nominations. Then there will be a poll for voting.
•If possible, please include the link to the book you've nominated. (This can be done on the website.)

•Eligible nominations should be written and published in Great Britain between 1837 and 1901.

•PLEASE check the link below…
Link to Titles Read within 4 years:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I'd like to nominate Cousin Henry by Anthony Trollope.

Ooo. That’s one I haven’t read yet. :)

I would like to nominate Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell, if possible. Thanks!

I read Ruth last year. It’s a great choice.

Rosemarie wrote: "I'd like to nominate Cousin Henry by Anthony Trollope."

I was going to nominate something but I'd rather read a Trollope novella.

Yes Ruth for me too , one of EG s that I have missed so far, think only one apart from North and South and seen / heard that a few times...

So far we have…

Cousin Henry
Ruth

I’d like to nominate The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler. Although published in 1903, it was written in the 1880s and is definitely Victorian in subject matter.

I nominate Middlemarch by George Eliot.

Middlemarch by George Eliot

That brings us up to four nominations…

Middlemarch
The Way of All Flesh
Cousin Henry
Ruth

East Lynne by Wood

Theresa nominates East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood

I would like to nominate Ivy Compton-Burnett with Men and Wives.

GONZA wrote: "I would like to nominate Ivy Compton-Burnett with Men and Wives."

We only read literature written during the Victorian period (1837-1901), Gonza. Your nomination is first published in 1931, so falls outside the period. Would you care to make another nomination?

I would like to nominate SIbil by Benjamin Disraeli

These are all excellent choices! I would also like to nominate A Laodicean by Thomas Hardy.

I’d like to nominate Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Neil nominates Sybil by Benjamin Disraeli

Lauren nominates A Laodicean: A Story of Today by Thomas Hardy

Girish Vivek wrote: "I’d like to nominate Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens"

We've scheduled a Dickens novel for the Autumn, Girish. Would you care to make another nomination?

That’s 7 Nominations so far…

Middlemarch George Eliot
The Way of All Flesh Samuel Butler
Cousin Henry Anthony Trollope
Ruth Elizabeth Gaskell
East Lynne Mrs. Henry Wood
Sybil, or the Two Nations Benjamin Disraeli
A Laodicean: A Story of Today Thomas Hardy

We usually hold nominations open for one week or 8 nominations. So this is LAST CALL if you’d like to suggest something, Vics!

I would like to nominate The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.

I’d like to nominate Cousin Henry

It has been nearly 24 hours since Last Call, so I’m closing this thread for nominations. The poll for voting will be set up later today. We have 8 very excellent books from which to choose!

The poll is set up and voting can begin. The poll can be located at the bottom of the Victorians! Home Page or by following the link below…
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/2...

Other features of the poll include:
1. Being able to add comments to talk up your favorite book.
2. Being able to follow the number of votes each book receives throughout the week.
3. Being able to change your vote if you have second thoughts.

Cousin Henry takes the lead!

Cousin Henry continues to lead but the voting is very close. Please vote before the end of the weekend if you plan to participate.

I absolutely loved Cousin Henry.

Good to know! I’m a huge fan of Anthony Trollope and am always up for one if his books.

I vote for Cousin Henry.

Melanie-
Make sure you enter your vote in the poll. :)

Voting is closed with Cousin Henry as our next Group Read.

The Woman in White came in second and may be used as the subsequent read.

Thank you for your participation!