The Talleyrand Maxim vs Tight Rope: Which Should You Read?
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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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Tight Rope
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Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Tight Rope highest: Tight Rope 4.3 · The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9.
- The Talleyrand Maxim has the widest readership — 180 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Talleyrand Maxim | Tight Rope | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (180) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (13) | 4.5 (66) |
Reception
| The Talleyrand Maxim | Tight Rope | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 180 | 66 |
| Editions | 115 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 102 | — |
| Reading it now | 28 | — |
| Written reviews | 30 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3804 |
| Pages | 195 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Talleyrand Maxim or Tight Rope?
Tight Rope has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Tight Rope 4.3/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).