By Professor HENRI BERQSON 



CREATIVE EVOLUTION 



TRANSLATED BY 



ARTHUR MITCHELL, PH.D. 

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THE A THENsEUM.&quot; M. Bergson is, of all the stars that have in these 

 latter days appeared in the philosophic firmament, the only one whereto 

 the first magnitude is accorded by almost universal consent. Hence it was 

 time that an English translation of his masterpiece, Evolution Crfatrtce, should 

 be available for the benefit of those who, by reason of their insularity, must 

 perforce abstain from the delight of appreciating a diction which is organically 

 one with the thought it enshrines. Though faced, however, with the impos 

 sible task of reproducing a synthesis of outward form and inward meaning as 

 individual as that which unites body with soul, Mr. Mitchell has nevertheless 

 contrived a version which in its own way is both live and satisfying.&quot; 



THE WESTMINSTER G4ZTT.&quot;This book has all the charm 

 of style and manner, all the wide knowledge on the scientific as well as on the 

 philosophical side, which makes M. Bergson s books a delight to the reader. 

 It has also a poetical and imaginative background which no formal criticism 

 can do justice to, and which eludes us when we begin to criticise. For all 

 these reasons this book is a remarkable achievement, and Dr. Mitchell, the 

 translator has done it full justice.&quot; 



LAUGHTER 



AN ESSAY ON THE MEANING OF 

 THE COMIC 



TRANSLATED BY 



CLOUDESLEY BRERETON, L.ES L. (PARIS), M.A., 

 AND FRED ROTHWELL, B.A. 



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THE TIMES. &quot;This translation of Le Rire forms the most suggestive 

 contribution to a study of the comic spirit that has appeared in English since 

 Meredith s famous essay. The two, though not covering exactly the same 

 field, invite comparison ; and to read them together is an exercise both 

 profitable and charming. . . . The translation appears accurate and happy 

 throughout the essay.&quot; 



THE SPECTATOR. &quot; M. Bergson s brilliant and delightful essay on 

 the comic has proved the most widely popular of his works. It has all the 

 familiar qualities of his genius, such as superfine analysis and grace of style, a 

 grace, we may add, which has been wonderfully reproduced in Messrs. Brereton 

 and Roth weft s version. M. Bergson here, as in other works, has been 

 fortunate in his translators.&quot; 



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