Henry James
In the Cage
eBook
(Prabhat Prakashan Aug. 3, 2017)
First published in the year 1898; the present novella 'In the Cage' by Henry James centers on an unnamed London telegraphist. She deciphers clues to her clients' personal lives from the often cryptic telegrams they submit to her as she sits in the "cage" at the post office. Sensitive and intelligent; the telegraphist eventually finds out more than she may want to know.