Thank you for these insights - I have Vanity Fair on the TBR shelf, but have never heard of Barry Lyndon. Another to add to my long list, you had me at Flashman.
These lists always lead to some disagreements! But they can be fun and act as a reminder or as an introduction to books to be read.
I must get round to reading Middlemarch...and where on the list are Silas Marner and The Mill on the Floss? 🙂
I've only read 20 of these, but have quite a few on my TBR list.
I agree totally - there are 4 too many books by Virginia Woolf! I battled through To The Lighthouse and won't ever read any more.