Turgenev (1818-83) studied philosophy at Petersburg University,
Russia. When he was nineteen he began to publish poems before
moving to study in Berlin. In 1843 he fell in love with a young
Spanish singer, whose influence remained throughout his life. He
followed her round Europe, and was accepted by her and her husband
as a friend. He had one daughter with a sempstress. After 1856 he
lived mainly abroad and was well-known in Paris, where he was a
friend of Flaubert. He wrotes six novels, all after 1855. Isaiah
Berlin was a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, Professor of
Social and Political Theory at Oxford and the first President of
Wolfson College, Oxford. He received many honours and awards
throughout his lifetime. On his death in 1997, he was described by
The Times as 'one of the most influential figures in the
intellectual life of the country.' V.S. Pritchett was Visiting
Professor at several American universities and President of the
Society of Authors. He wrote critical works, novels and short
stories throughout his lifetime. When he died in 1991 he was
described by The Guardian as 'one of the towering English literary
figures of the century.'
Richard Freeborn is Emeritus Professor of Russian Literature at the
University of London. he has published widely on Russian
literature, including Turgenev, A Study and The Rise of the Russian
Novel.
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