A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth
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A dogged investigation... Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned to the country home of a family friend to search for a prize foxhound who’s gone missing. The purloined canine turns out to be only the tail of a series of…
The Talleyrand Maxim
“Linford Pratt, senior clerk to Eldrick & Pascoe, solicitors, of Barford, a young man who earnestly desired to get on in life, by hook or by crook, with no objection whatever to crookedness, so long as it could be performed in safety and secrecy, had once during one of his periodical visit to the town Reference Library, lighted on a maxim of that other unscrupulous person, Prince Talleyrand, which”
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The “Talleyrand Maxim” holds that “With time and patience, the mulberry leaf is turned into satin.” The adage has the character of guidance for life for an ambitious legal clerk, Linford Pratt. Unlike most people, he…
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth highest: A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth 4.3 · The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9.
- The Talleyrand Maxim has the widest readership — 180 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (86) | 4.5 (13) |
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Reception
| A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 86 | 180 |
| Editions | 1 | 115 |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Pages | — | 195 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth or The Talleyrand Maxim?
A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth 4.3/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).
Which is harder to read: A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth: Moderate; The Talleyrand Maxim: Challenging.