Three Lives (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Gertrude Stein
- First Published: 1909
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
- Setting: Bridgepoint, United States
- Principal Characters: Anna Federner, Miss Mathilda, Miss Mary Wadsmith, Mrs. Lehntman, Melanctha Herbert, Rose Johnson, Jane Harden, Jefferson Campbell, Lena Mainz, Mathilda Haydon, Herman Kreder
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: African Americans, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Class consciousness, Immigration or emigration, Women’s issues, Servants, Tuberculosis
- Locales: Bridgepoint (fictive)
The Story:
The Good Anna. For five years Anna Federner, a small German woman about forty, managed Miss Mathilda’s full household of both women, an underservant, three regular dogs (old Baby, young Peter, and fluffy Rags), and various strays. Anna managed the household well but became flustered when her mistress spent money frivolously. Miss Mathilda, on the other hand, tried to curb Anna’s lending to friends. Anna, who at seventeen had been a servant in Germany, had come to America with her mother. After her mother died, Anna moved from the Deep South to Bridgepoint...
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