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).

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

War Years in Denver

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                                       Denver: the Mile-High City Today   Katherine Fleming, who somehow finds time around...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Rabelaisian

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François Rabelais (d. 1554)   One sign that a writer has attained truly classical status is the assignment to him or her o...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Jeffrey What's-His-Name

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  When troubles arrive, they tend to arrive in cohorts, gangs, and conspiracies.   I would have though I already had enoug...
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Monday, February 2, 2026

Extra

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  A VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT   I shall hope to continue some semblance of the weekly blog on Wednesday, February 4.  ...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Blizzard of '26

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  The Blizzard of Twenty Six seems to have reached a point of significant remission.   I am going to at least pretend that...
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...
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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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