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 97
... Burgess mysteriously announced that he was being recalled . All Isaiah knew was that Burgess had been to see Michael Straight , a wealthy American contemporary from his days at Cambridge . He had no idea that Straight and Burgess were ...
... Burgess mysteriously announced that he was being recalled . All Isaiah knew was that Burgess had been to see Michael Straight , a wealthy American contemporary from his days at Cambridge . He had no idea that Straight and Burgess were ...
Page 98
... Burgess was too unreliable - on personal rather than political grounds - to be trusted and had him recalled.3 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.3 On his return , Burgess was dismissed from intelligence and fetched up in the BBC . Of all this Isaiah had not the slightest ...
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