![]() Away from the men who had dragged them down, the two women explore London, Paris, and Vienna, where they find new dopes to dupe with the promise of love. Soon, however, she grows tired of New York, and sets off on a trip to Europe with her friend Dorothy Shaw. Hers is a life of fine cuisine, opulent jewelry, and tickets to the best shows in town. Despite her talent as an actress, she finds herself held as an object by wealthy, often married men, whom she uses accordingly. A mistress for prominent Chicago businessman Gus Eisman, who pays handsomely, Lorelei has far surpassed her roots as a young woman from Little Rock, Arkansas. ![]() Lorelei Lee is a young flapper living a life of luxury in Manhattan. ![]() Recognized as a defining text of the Jazz Age, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is an absolute classic dubbed “the great American novel” by Edith Wharton. An immediate bestseller, the novel earned praise from leading writers and critics of its time, and has been adapted several times for theater and film. Adapted from a series of stories written for Harper’s Bazaar, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was an astounding success for Loos, who had mired for over a decade as a screenwriter in Hollywood and New York. ![]() ![]() Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady (1925) is a novel by Anita Loos. ![]()
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