Les contes drôlatiques vs Short stories: Which Should You Read?
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Les contes drôlatiques
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A collection of stories with a mediaeval theme rather after the style of Rabelais. Early editions were illustrated by Gustav Dore and were published by Garnier Freres of Paris. The stories range from the absurd to the…
Short stories
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This is a works of the short stories by Guy de Maupassant. The Diamond Necklace  The Diary of a Madman  Farewell The False Gems The Gamekeeper The Horla  The Inn In the Moonlight The Mad Woman The Marquis…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Short stories highest: Short stories 4.2 · Les contes drôlatiques 3.8.
- Short stories is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 10 for Les contes drôlatiques.
- Short stories has the widest readership — 24 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Les contes drôlatiques | Short stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (24) |
Reception
| Les contes drôlatiques | Short stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 24 |
| Editions | 140 | 44 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 20815 |
| Pages | 557 | 334 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Les contes drôlatiques or Short stories?
Short stories has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Short stories 4.2/5, Les contes drôlatiques 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Les contes drôlatiques or Short stories?
Short stories is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Short stories (334 pages, ≈ 6 h 11 m); Les contes drôlatiques (557 pages, ≈ 10 h 19 m).
Which is harder to read: Les contes drôlatiques or Short stories?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Les contes drôlatiques: Challenging; Short stories: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Les contes drôlatiques: no film adaptation on record; Short stories: 3 film adaptations.