es . ▁The ▁plot ▁follows ▁the ▁further ▁advent ures ▁of ▁L ore lei ▁Lee ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁Shaw ▁and ▁is ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Ralph ▁Bart on . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁film ▁Gent le men ▁Pre fer ▁Bl ond es , ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁film ▁Gent le men ▁Mar ry ▁Brun ettes ▁used ▁only ▁the ▁book ' s ▁name ▁and ▁star red ▁Jane ▁Russell ▁and ▁Jean ne ▁C rain ▁playing ▁characters ▁who ▁were ▁the ▁daughters ▁of ▁Dor othy ▁Shaw . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁Origin ally ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁But ▁Gent le men ▁Mar ry ▁Brun ettes ▁is ▁the ▁sequ el ▁to ▁An ita ▁Lo os ' ▁Gent le men ▁Pre fer ▁Bl ond es . ▁Both ▁books ▁began ▁as ▁sketch ▁series ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁Har per ' s ▁B az aar ▁magazine . ▁ ▁Lo os ▁had ▁planned ▁on ▁ret iring ▁after ▁writing ▁Gent le men ▁Pre fer ▁Bl ond es ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁her ▁partner , ▁John ▁Em erson . ▁However , ▁she ▁had ▁promised ▁Har per ' s ▁B az aar ▁a ▁sequ el , ▁so ▁Lo os ▁and ▁Em erson ▁did ▁not ▁leave ▁for ▁Europe ▁until ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁sequ el ▁had ▁been ▁published . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁The ▁sequ el ▁to ▁Gent le men ▁Pre fer ▁Bl ond es ▁is ▁also ▁narr ated ▁by ▁L ore lei , ▁the ▁b ub b ly ▁bl onde ; ▁however , ▁she ▁tells ▁the ▁tale