# James Herbert — Three Lives character guide

> James Herbert in Three Lives by Gertrude Stein.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Herbert

**First appearance:** 0006-melanctha

## Who they are

Melanctha's father, a black man who abandons the family.

## Relationships

### [Melanctha Herbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_lives_se/characters/melanctha_herbert)

_family_

James is Melanctha's father, a stern and disapproving figure who struggles to control his rebellious daughter.

### [Melanctha Herbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_lives_se/characters/melanctha_herbert)

_family_

James is Melanctha's father, a stern and disapproving figure who struggles to control his rebellious daughter.

## In the story

### [Melanctha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_lives_se/chapters/melanctha)

Melanctha's father, who is absent during her mother's illness and is never heard from again after her death.

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