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 57
... figure in Salzburg was Sheila ( Sigle ) Lynd , the vivacious daughter of an Irish journalist , Robert Lynd , and the poet Sylvia Dryhurst . The Lynd sisters , Sheila and Maire ( also known as B.J. [ Baby Junior ] ) , had a Pre ...
... figure in Salzburg was Sheila ( Sigle ) Lynd , the vivacious daughter of an Irish journalist , Robert Lynd , and the poet Sylvia Dryhurst . The Lynd sisters , Sheila and Maire ( also known as B.J. [ Baby Junior ] ) , had a Pre ...
Page 93
... figures at Oxford - G.D.H. Cole , Master Lindsay of Balliol - all approved of it , though Lindsay did say that Berlin had neglected to emphasise the ' Hebrew prophet ' side of Marx.48 Berlin thought this ridiculous , as if a figure ...
... figures at Oxford - G.D.H. Cole , Master Lindsay of Balliol - all approved of it , though Lindsay did say that Berlin had neglected to emphasise the ' Hebrew prophet ' side of Marx.48 Berlin thought this ridiculous , as if a figure ...
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... figures in the White House . Berlin made friends with a circle of the brightest young New Dealers in Washington ... figure who joked when he was conscripted that they had reached the bottom of the barrel and were now coming for the ...
... figures in the White House . Berlin made friends with a circle of the brightest young New Dealers in Washington ... figure who joked when he was conscripted that they had reached the bottom of the barrel and were now coming for the ...
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