The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein | Resources

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas Further Reading

Hobhouse, Janet, Everybody Who Was Anybody, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1975.

Hobhouse's loose biography is filled with anecdotes of Stein's life and times and includes photographs of Stein, her literary and artistic friends, and her studio-apartment.

Hoffman, Michael J., Gertrude Stein, Twayne, 1976.

Hoffman's study analyzes Stein's writing and provides an account of the Paris salons. This is a good starting point for beginning students of Stein.

Kellner, Bruce, ed., A Gertrude Stein Companion: Content with the Example, Greenwood Press, 1988.

Kellner's study includes brief analyses of Stein's writings, critical essays, biographies of famous Stein friends and associates, and poems about Stein. Kellner's annotated bibliography is also a useful research tool.

Knapp, Bettina, Gertrude Stein, Continuum, 1990.

Knapp provides a thoughtful and accessible introduction to Stein's writing as well as details of her relationships with Paris artists.