Excerpt from Bergson Education London in 191 1, his lectures at University College were fully reported in The Times. For the first time in the history of English journalism, the interest shown in philo sophical discourses was such as to justify verbatim re ports. Both in London and Edinburgh (which he visited later) he left behind him groups of people of all types systematically studying his philosophy. His tour in America and Canada in 191 3 was something Of the nature of a triumphal procession, leaving in its wake disciples in all classes of society. In pre-war days, when man had time for disinterested speculation, he was the most hero worshipped man in France. His lectures at the College de France were crowded with people of all nationalities, who came from far and near to gain a first-hand acquaint ance with his philosophy. In 1914 the hall in which he was announced to lecture at five O'clock was usually crowded at two o'clock. His students were prepared to wait for hours in a close atmosphere, to endure considerable physical discomfort, and to attend another lecture in which they had no interest, in order that they might be sure of hearing him. Some who failed to gain entrance did not hesitate to stand in the pouring rain outside the windows of the hall, in the hope that they might catch some words that fell from his lips. Hewas in very truth the man of the hour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.