Gladly Lerne, Gladly Teche

"Gladly Lerne, Gladly Teche" is the personal web log of John V. Fleming, the Louis W. Fairchild Professor of English and Comparative Literature emeritus at Princeton University. It continues in its title and its spirit his one-time newspaper column in The Daily Princetonian. As a general rule a new post is mounted every Wednesday morning (EST).

Friday, January 2, 2026

Inauspicious

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I have been quite ill in the hospital since Christmas, home as of yesterday but still feeling very feeble.   Diagnosis macro flu.  Very debi...
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Mayhem and Mystery

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     I continue to flatter myself that I am a reasonably informed person. I cursorily scan the newspaper each day, and until fairly recent...
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Calibri Controversy

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Gothic "book hand"               It took thirteen pages of last Thursday’s Times before I found anything suffic...
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Blueberry Pie

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  Old age is the natural season for introspection and reflection.   All lives are different, but there came a time in my o...
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Kingwood Thanksgiving

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  Kingwood Forest, not quite primeval but pretty ancient We managed to spend the Thanksgiving Holiday in a way that accommod...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Death and the Poet

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Phyllis Wheatley               The dark has returned.   Daylight Saving Time ended three weeks ago, and although the chang...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Wynkyn de Worde

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Device of Wynkyn de Worde, heir of William Caxton In the beginning was the Word …So begins the gospel of John, whose opening sentence procla...
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John V. Fleming, the Louis W. Fairchild Professor of Literature emeritus at Princeton University, retired after a long teaching career in 2006. He and his wife Joan continue to live in Princeton. The Flemings have three adult children, six delightful grandchildren, and lives that mysteriously continue to be busy. He can be reached at jfleming@princeton.edu.
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