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, May 11, 2016

On the Loose

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            I am certain to have mentioned in the past, and perhaps on more than one occasion, a wonderful old book by Richard Ch...
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Bathroom Babble

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“If Donald Trump dresses as Hillary Clinton, he still can’t use the little girls’ restroom.”   So said Senator Ted Cruz of the great...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Gain and Loss

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For bears of little brain like myself certain abstract concepts encountered daily in the newspapers—“city planning,” “community ...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Earth Works

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            Spring arrived in these parts in a big rush, as though it must hurry as fast as possible into summer, and I have been fo...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Clerical Error

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 Archbishop Justin Welby Among the steadying qualities of Anglicanism, a certain reliable boringness has always rated high on ...
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

The New Provost

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Since I will not long be able to disguise the genre of of this post, the parental brag, I must at the very least make a few preli...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Shield the Joyous

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            Egged on:  John Henry Fleming and Ruby Fleming in hot pursuit                      The giant Ea...
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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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