Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: A Critical EditionMain MenuPreface to the EditionEditor’s IntroductionRead about the conceptualization of the edition and its significance for scholars, students, and casual readers.The Text and Illustrations of Gentlemen Prefer BlondesRead the novel or examine the variants in the text and visual presentation between the two original published editions.Critical and Biographical ContextRead about the production and reception of Blondes, explore maps of locations in the text, read about historical references, and read biographies of writer Anita Loos and illustrator Ralph Barton.Production of the EditionRead information about the technical production of and contributors to the edition.About This BookAnita Loosdf7e8181b9011d96a772f9bc7265339b41c1e804Edited by Daniel G. Tracy1084a62f79367058cb758225ddf0a8810cfba170
Historical References
12021-01-22T16:05:07+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12a1227plain2025-06-13T18:19:19+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12aThe following list serves as an index of all annotations for historical references in the reading copy of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Follow the link to read the annotation. At the bottom of each annotation page, you can find a link back to the chapter of the novel where the annotation is relevant.
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12021-01-22T17:02:03+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12aThe Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini4plain2025-07-31T20:30:29+00:00Elizabeth Budd1a21a785069fadf8223b68c2ab687e28c82d7c49
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12021-01-28T17:18:15+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12aMamma Loves Papa3plain2025-06-13T19:09:14+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12a
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12021-12-17T13:34:44+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12aThe Colony2plain2025-06-13T18:29:10+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12a
12021-01-26T13:00:23+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12aPrince of Wales2plain2025-06-13T19:18:01+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12a
12021-01-26T12:49:37+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12aThe Majestic2plain2025-06-13T19:07:26+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12a
12021-12-17T13:27:43+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12aThe Ritz2plain2025-06-13T19:19:07+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12a
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