Introduction: Henry James, commercial cosmopolitanism, and the historical formation of mass culture -- Traditional cosmopolitanism and mass culture in James's early fiction -- The Anglo-American newspaper industry, commercialized celebrity, and the new journalistic style -- Writing machines: the question of cosmopolitan opportunities for mass-produced short fiction -- Getting the picture: American corporate advertising and the rise of a cosmopolitan visual culture in The ambassadors -- The sacred in the profane: The old things and spiritual realism in Summersoft and The wings of the dove -- That rare power of purchase: the material advantage of acquiring cosmopolitan skills in The golden bowl -- Epilogue: Art consumption in James's last writings
