Three Lives (book)

Three Lives
1941 edition (publ. New Directions)
AuthorGertrude Stein
Cover artistAlvin Lustig (pictured)
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
30 July 1909
Publication placeUnited States
OCLC177801689
LC ClassPS3537.T323 T5 2007

Three Lives (1909) is a work of fiction written in 1905 and 1906 by American writer Gertrude Stein. [1] The book is separated into three stories, "The Good Anna," "Melanctha," and "The Gentle Lena."

The three stories are independent of each other, but all are set in Bridgepoint, a fictional town based on Baltimore.

  1. ^ [1] Stein, Gertrude. Writings 1903–1932. New York: Library of America, 1998, p. 928 ISBN 1-883011-40-X