Three Lives (1909) is a work of fiction written in 1905 and 1906 by American writer Gertrude Stein. [1] Stein, Gertrude. Writings 1903–1932. New York: Library of America, 1998, p. 928 The book is separated into three stories, "The Good Anna," "Melanctha," and "The Gentle Lena."
