Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Lorelei Lee keeps a diary, and her spelling is as shaky as her morals are flexible. A blonde beauty from Little Rock loose in the Jazz Age, she works her way through New York and then across Europe, collecting rich admirers, expensive jewels, and the occasional inconvenient husband, all recorded in her own gleefully misspelled prose. Anita Loos plays the whole thing for comedy, letting Lorelei give away far more about herself and the men she charms than she ever intends. Beneath the froth sits a sharp send-up of money, class, and what passed for romance among the smart set of the 1920s. First published in 1925, it became a runaway hit and later a stage and screen favorite. Read it here as a free PDF and EPUB edition.