- This version of In The Cage includes a biography of the author Henry James at the end of the book - This includes life before and after the release of the book A rueful, gently comic novella -- neglected because scholars couldn't explain its 'misfit' in the James canon. Its focus is the working-class whose lives are a grind for God & Country. In pre-telephone days, c. 1900, a likeable telegraphist, engaged to a grocer, becomes involved in the coded "messages" between a married Lady and her lover.Crisis: a message is lost. The aristo couple need her help. Beware of changing technology, cautions James who sent 100s of telegrams himself. If not careful, techno-wizardy can spin out of control, not unlike a truant Email. Further, James asks, can technology best reality and direct sociality? A question I'll let you answer.