The Talleyrand Maxim: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Talleyrand Maxim by J. S. Fletcher: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 28 original MP3 tracks, 6:56:22 running time and a link to listen.
The Talleyrand Maxim, credited to J. S. Fletcher, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The Talleyrand Maxim by J. S. Fletcher. Read in English by Kevin Green John Mallathorpe, a wealthy Yorkshire industrialist and land owner dies in an accident, apparently without making a will. His estate goes to his wife and two children and they live the good life for a number of years. However, an old bookseller, whilst clearing some old books passed on from the Mallathorpe estate, finds a copy of Mallathorpe's will inside one of the books, and unfortunately for the family the will bequeaths the whole estate minus a small endowment for the family, to the city authorities. The bookseller takes the will to the local solicitor to seek advice, but unfortunately dies in the solicitor's office. The clerk on duty sees an opportunity to benefit himself from the knowledge of the existence of the will. This is a gripping detective story, with many twists and turns, based in Edwardian England. - Summary by Kevin Green
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Talleyrand Maxim
- Author credits: J. S. Fletcher
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 28
- Listed recording duration: 6:56:22
Catalogue topics
- Detective
- yorkshire
Opening tracks: first 24 of 28
- 01 - Death brings Opportunity — 18:58
- 02 - In Trust — 16:26
- 03 - The Shop-Boy — 15:54
- 04 - The Fortunate Possessors — 16:28
- 05 - Point Blank — 17:37
- 06 - The Unexpected — 16:30
- 07 - The Supreme Inducement — 12:04
- 08 - Terms — 14:09
- 09 - Until Next Spring — 13:16
- 10 - The Foot-Bridge — 16:08
- 11 - The Prevalent Atmosphere — 16:44
- 12 - The Power of Attorney — 16:34
- 13 - The First Trick — 13:53
- 14 - Cards on the Table — 14:38
- 15 - Pratt offers a Hand — 14:33
- 16 - A Headquarters Conference — 14:33
- 17 - Advertisement — 15:25
- 18 - The Confiding Landlord — 14:17
- 19 - The Eye Witness — 14:07
- 20 - The Green Man — 13:09
- 21 - The Direct Charge — 14:48
- 22 - The Cat's Paw — 14:08
- 23 - Smooth Face and Anxious Brain — 11:25
- 24 - The Better Half — 15:29
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