A Gentleman of Questionable Judgment vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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A Gentleman of Questionable Judgment
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The sport of kings…or a game for fools? Lord Julian Caldicott is inveigled into attending a two-week long informal race meeting, though he has little interest in fast Thoroughbreds or the people obsessed with the…
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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…
The verdict
- Readers rate A Gentleman of Questionable Judgment highest: A Gentleman of Questionable Judgment 4.3 · The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9.
- The Talleyrand Maxim has the widest readership — 180 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| A Gentleman of Questionable Judgment | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (66) | 4.5 (13) |
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Reception
| A Gentleman of Questionable Judgment | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 66 | 180 |
| Editions | — | 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 of Questionable Judgment or The Talleyrand Maxim?
A Gentleman of Questionable Judgment has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Gentleman of Questionable Judgment 4.3/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).