Oxford Blue vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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Oxford Blue
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Rose Miles was young, wealthy, recently widowed and bored out of her mind. Theodore Stone was trying to find a way to avoid joining the family business. When their paths crossed in dramatic fashion, it seemed logical…
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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…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Talleyrand Maxim has the widest readership — 180 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Oxford Blue | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (20) | 4.5 (13) |
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Reception
| Oxford Blue | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 20 | 180 |
| Editions | — | 115 |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2613 | — |
| Pages | — | 195 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Oxford Blue or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Oxford Blue has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Oxford Blue 4.1/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).