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Ainslee's Magazine, June 1902

· June 1902

Ainslee's Magazine, June 1902
This page contains book advertisements and catalog listings from Ainslee's Magazine (circa 1902). The main content includes: Book Bargain Sale Advertisement featuring an extensive list of classic and popular novels priced at 4-14.5 cents each. Titles include works by canonical authors like Charlotte Brontë (*Jane Eyre*), Wilkie Collins (*The Woman in White*), Jules Verne (*Around the World in Eighty Days*), Sir Walter Scott, and Nathaniel Hawthorne (*The Scarlet Letter*). The sale runs until October 1, 1902, with books sent post-paid. Featured Book Promotions highlight novels including: - *The Heavenly Twins* by Sarah Grand—about the character Evadne Frayling whose progressive views on male purity and female virtue are tested across two marriages - *Tons of Treasure* by William Henry Bishop—a Mexican treasure-hunt adventure novel - *Things Generally* by Max Adeler—humorous sketches described as laugh-inducing Additional Promotional Items for *Bits of Broken China* by Wm. E. S. Fales—a collection of novelettes exploring Chinese immigrant life in New York's Chinatown, covering their struggles, loves, jealousies, and aspirations. The page concludes with advertisements for product-related items like dress shields and a cigarette-rolling device.

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