Henry James 
The Reverberator 

Henry James’ novel, ‘The Reverberator’, tells the story of a scandalous and hilarious tale that ensues when an American scandal sheet, ‘The Reverberator’, publishes true but nasty stories about a French family residing in Paris. George Flack, the correspondent of ‘The Reverberator’, learns of some gossip about the Proberts from Francie Dosson, the American fiancée of Gaston Probert, a member of the French family. But when the gossip is published in The Reverberator, the Proberts are appalled. This novel is a humorous commentary on the complexities of relationships and the power of the press.