Fifth book of Maupassant I read and I still love the style and fluidity of the author. This book is a collection of 21 stories, with between 5 and 14 pages except Tallow Ball has 53 pages. I noticed the new 9 to 15 out of 20, with an average of 12.5 So, what makes this work a good read. My favorite stories were The bed 29 and mustache, and the two that I least liked are the hair (too strange for me) and From a death (which I found boring). In short, a nice classic nonetheless.