Isaiah Berlin: A LifeIsaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for 10 years, before's Berlin's death in November 1997, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him about his past, his ideas, his most intimate memories, and his inner conflicts. |
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Page 95
... Burgess appeared in Berlin's rooms at All Souls and suggested that they go to Russia together . Isaiah had known Burgess since early 1934 , when they met at the Rothschilds ' in Cambridge in company with Anthony Blunt . He immediately ...
... Burgess appeared in Berlin's rooms at All Souls and suggested that they go to Russia together . Isaiah had known Burgess since early 1934 , when they met at the Rothschilds ' in Cambridge in company with Anthony Blunt . He immediately ...
Page 98
... Burgess was too unreliable - on personal rather than political grounds - to be trusted and had him recalled . ' On his return , Burgess was dismissed from intelligence and fetched up in the BBC . Of all this Isaiah had not the slightest ...
... Burgess was too unreliable - on personal rather than political grounds - to be trusted and had him recalled . ' On his return , Burgess was dismissed from intelligence and fetched up in the BBC . Of all this Isaiah had not the slightest ...
Page 194
... Burgess might have had inside academe or the Establishment . Burgess ' defection did sow panic among his English friends , especially Goronwy Rees , who had been a particularly close friend in the late 1930s . " After Burgess ...
... Burgess might have had inside academe or the Establishment . Burgess ' defection did sow panic among his English friends , especially Goronwy Rees , who had been a particularly close friend in the late 1930s . " After Burgess ...
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