The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History (Second Edition)
"[Berlin] has a deep and subtle feeling for the puzzle of Tolstoy's personality, and he writes throughout . . . with a wonderful eloquence."--William Barrett,New York Times"Beautifully written and suggestive."--W. H. Auden,New Yorker"A brilliant essay . . . a searching and profound analysis."--E. H. Carr,Times Literary Supplement"So entertaining, as well as acute, that the reader hardly notices that it is learned too."--Arnold Toynbee,Observer"The most important study of Tolstoy's thought written in English for a long time."--Noel Annan,Listener"Berlin's stunning command of the resources of scholarship, his sensitivity to literature and to character, and his eloquence as a writer give this essay the luster of a virtuoso performance."--Atlantic"Delightful to read."--Peter Calvocoressi,Sunday Times(London)"Ingenious and subtle."--Max Beloff,Manchester Guardian