Lorelei Lee

100 years ago and before there were Instagram Influencers, there was Lorelei Lee, a wily blonde from Little Rock, Arkansas, and her BFF Dorothy, who took New York and Europe by storm in 1925, reporting in her diary every detail of their quest to collect the greatest trove of jewels, gowns, men, and adventures imaginable. In her "Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady," Lorelei hopes you will enjoy this rendition of her tales of conquest and coquetry, complete with musical interludes and surprising sound effects on the 100th Anniversary of its publication. Chapter One: GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES Chapter Two: FATE KEEPS ON HAPPENING Chapter Three: LONDON IS REALLY NOTHING Chapter Four: PARIS IS DEVINE Chapter Five: THE CENTRAL OF EUROPE Chapter Six: BRAINS ARE REALLY EVERYTHING

One of the most popular novels released in the 1920s on the hedonistic Jazz Age, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was declared "the great American novel" by Edith Wharton. Told from the point of view of a blonde flapper named Lorelei in the form of her diary, this novel follows her adventures around the world in search of a gentleman companion who can elevate her position within society. As Lorelei cycles through multiple men, she discovers things about herself and the way that she lives her life in retrospection-while also chronicling her changing moods and petty disputes with her brunette companion, Dorothy. Hilarious and a true classic, this revered novel transcends decades and continues to be relatable in this day and age.

"Kissing your hand may make you feel very, very good, but a diamond and sapphire bracelet lasts forever." Paired together for the first time on audio, Blackstone and Skyboat Media present “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes”. “The Jazz-Age classic Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady” was an instant hit when it was first released serially in 1925, and it became the second-bestselling book of 1926 when it was published in its entirety. In her diary, Lorelei Lee, a not-so-dumb blonde from Arkansas, documents her wild adventures to Hollywood, Manhattan, Europe, and back again with her best friend, Dorothy. Along the way, Lorelei and Dorothy are flanked by suitors from all walks of high society, but it might just be the American millionaire who draws her eye. But just because Lorelei might have found "the one" doesn't mean the adventures are over! In the sequel, But “Gentlemen Marry Brunettes”, Lorelei takes up her diary once again to tell Dorothy's tale. Dorothy's journey takes her from her carnival upbringing all the way to the Ziegfeld Follies. Her talent, gumption, and unique personality bring her fame and eventually love as well. But marriage, she learns, is not everything she dreamt it would be...