The Ghost and Mrs. Holloway vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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The Ghost and Mrs. Holloway
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October 1884When Kat Holloway is asked to investigate a haunting in a house in Manchester Square, she welcomes the challenge, as she is missing her daughter and wishes to keep as busy as possible. Kat is very certain…
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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
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
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Scores by source
| The Ghost and Mrs. Holloway | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (13) |
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Reception
| The Ghost and Mrs. Holloway | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 180 |
| Editions | — | 115 |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Pages | — | 195 |
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