The Cage is a pulp-era novel by British author Sydney Horler.

A young woman, Virginia Hoyle, moves from her provincial town to London after winning a local beauty contest.

A reporter from her home town, Jim Norris, with whom she was friends, likewise moves to London where he obtains a job as a newspaper reporter on Fleet Street.

Virginia is soon targeted by several parties involved in the 'White Slave' industry and is kidnapped.

Norris follows a trail of leads and is eventually able to secure Virginia's freedom.