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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... Mary and Tips were staying . As Isaiah arrived , she observed to Mary : ' J'ai l'impression que Mr Berlin est maître de la situation , non ? ' He was not . The difference in age between them was small : he was twenty - six , she twenty ...
... Mary and Tips were staying . As Isaiah arrived , she observed to Mary : ' J'ai l'impression que Mr Berlin est maître de la situation , non ? ' He was not . The difference in age between them was small : he was twenty - six , she twenty ...
Page 287
... Mary Fisher ( Bennett ) who had been his devoted friend since her father had been Warden of New College - Berlin said he was distressed to discover that his life was ' divided into compartments ' : - connected with couplings which one ...
... Mary Fisher ( Bennett ) who had been his devoted friend since her father had been Warden of New College - Berlin said he was distressed to discover that his life was ' divided into compartments ' : - connected with couplings which one ...
Page 315
... Mary Fisher , 30.7.40 . 3 MI / IV IB , undated . See also MI / IV IB , 12.3.94 , 6–7 . 4 MI / IV IB , undated . J. Costello , Mask of Treachery ( London , 1988 ) , 378–9 . 5 MI / IV IB , 8.2.94 . 6 MI / IV IB , 8.2.94 ; IB to Marion ...
... Mary Fisher , 30.7.40 . 3 MI / IV IB , undated . See also MI / IV IB , 12.3.94 , 6–7 . 4 MI / IV IB , undated . J. Costello , Mask of Treachery ( London , 1988 ) , 378–9 . 5 MI / IV IB , 8.2.94 . 6 MI / IV IB , 8.2.94 ; IB to Marion ...
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