" ... All these stories are of deep interest because all of them are out of the rut."--_Kentucky Post._ "Let no one who cares for good and sincere work neglect this book."--_London Post._ "The stories are touched with a peculiar delicacy and whimsicality."--_Los Angeles Times._ PUBLISHED BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 64-66 Fifth Avenue, New York BY THE SAME AUTHOR The Three Sisters By MAY SINCLAIR Author of "The Divine Fire," "The Return of the Prodigal," etc. _Cloth, 12mo, $1.35_ Every reader of "The Divine Fire," in fact every reader of any of Miss Sinclair's books, will at once accord her unlimited praise for her character work. "The Three Sisters" reveals her at her best. It is a story of temperament, made evident not through tiresome analyses but by means of a series of dramatic incidents. The sisters of the title represent three distinct types of womankind. In their reaction under certain conditions Miss Sinclair is not only telling a story of tremendous interest but she is really showing a cross section of life. "Once again Miss Sinclair has shown us that among the women writers to-day she can be acclaimed as without rival in the ability to draw a character and to suggest atmosphere.... In "The Three Sisters" she gives full measure of her qualities. It is in every way a characteristic novel."--_London Standard._ "Miss Sinclair's singular power as an artist lies in her identification with nature.... She has seldom written a more moving story."--_Metropolitan._ "It is a book powerful alike in its description of the background and in its analysis of character.... This story confirms the impression of her unusual ability."--_Outlook._ "Miss Sinclair's most important book."--_Reedy's Mirror._ "'The Three Sisters' is a powerful novel, written with both vigor and delicacy, dramatic, absorbingly interesting."--_New York Times._ THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York The Pentecost of Calamity By OWEN WISTER Author of "The Virginian," etc. _Boards, 16mo, 50 cents_ The author of "The Virginian" has written a new book which describes, more forcibly and clearly than any other account so far published, the meaning, to America, of the tragic changes which are taking place in the hearts and minds of the German people. Written with ease and charm of style, it is prose that holds the reader for its very beauty, even as it impresses him with its force. It is doubtful whether there will come out of the entire mass of war literature a more understanding or suggestive survey. "Owen Wister has depicted the tragedy of Germany and has hinted at the possible tragedy of the United States.... We wish it could be read in full by every American."--_The Outlook._ The Military Unpreparedness of the United States By FREDERIC L. HUIDEKOPER _Cloth, 8vo_