The Papers by Henry James on Free Audio Book Download

Today the world is awash with вЂњcelebritiesвЂќ whose only accomplishment is being celebrated by the media in all its various forms. Henry James, of course, long pre-dates the multiplicity of media in todayвЂ™s world, when the press was the main source of adulation, and he was famously averse to giving newspaper interviews himself. For those interested in the sources of celebrity worship, however, his story, вЂњThe Papers,вЂќ showing how two aspiring London journalists worked with those who were famous simply for being famous, helps to give some idea of how such worship was practiced a century ago.