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The Talleyrand Maxim (1920)

The Talleyrand Maxim (1920)

Thriller Mystery Suspense Detective Fiction

Joseph Smith Fletcher

Year: 1920
Authors: Joseph Smith Fletcher
Print type: BOOK

Description:

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 decides to take extreme measures to get what he believes is his due.