Gentlemen Prefer Blondes & But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Author: Anita Loos
The incomparable adventures of Lorelei Lee, a little girl from Little Rock who takes the world by storm. Anita Loos first published the diaries of the ultimate gold-digging blonde in the flapper days of 1925. Now Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and its brunette sequel are together at last in a two-in-one volume, complete with the original hilarious Ralph Barton illustrations thro….Read More
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