Biographically the letters take the reader through Berlin’s professional ascent from clever young don to Oxford professor, public educator and transatlantic academic star.

• 如自传一般，这些信件引导读者见证了伯林从一名聪颖的年轻教师成长为牛津教授、公共教育家和跨大西洋学术明星的职业上升历程；