Gentlemen prefer blondes : the illuminating diary of a professional lady / Anita Loos ; intimately illustrated by Ralph Barton ; introduction by Marlowe Granados.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loos, Anita, 1893-1981, author.

Granados, Marlowe, 1991- author of introduction.

Contributor:

Barton, Ralph, 1891-1931

Series:

Modern Library torch bearers

Modern Library torchbearers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young women--Fiction.

Young women.

Best friends--Fiction.

Best friends.

Man-woman relationships--Fiction.

Man-woman relationships.

Voyages and travels--Fiction.

Voyages and travels.

Americans--Europe--Fiction.

Americans.

Millionaires--Fiction.

Millionaires.

New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.

New York (N.Y.).

Europe--Fiction.

Europe.

Genre:

Diary fiction.

Humorous fiction.

Satirical fiction.

Physical Description:

xvi, 153 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

monochrome.

illustration.

Edition:

2025 Modern Library trade paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : The Modern Library, 2025.

Summary:

"Some might call Lorelei Lee lucky. Others, names she would not even put in her diary. Life in New York is becoming routine, so when her wealthy companion Mr. Eisman suggests that "a girl with brains ought to do something else with them besides think," Lorelei is up to the challenge. Accompanied by her best friend Dorothy Shaw, Lorelei chronicles the sights and people of Europe in her diary in a consistent mix of hilarity and accidental wisdom-"Paris is divine" and "London is really nothing at all." Reliant on the good graces of the gentlemen around them to stay afloat as they await Eisman's arrival on the continent, Lorelei and Dorothy skirt unscathed and at times oblivious around scorned and greedy lovers, plots of Francophone thievery, and even murder charges."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Originally published in 1925 by Boni & Liveright, New York."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780593445822

0593445821

OCLC:

1478323814