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 15, 2017

In Search of the Right Valentine

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I was in my CVS the other day picking up the medical prescription of the week, and I could barely make it to the back, where the pha...
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Typographical Mystery

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Sam Clemens, Printer's Devil with his composing stick My claims to be a letterpress printer become increasingly threadbare,...
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Syrian Yankees

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  My mother, though an unwavering supporter of my educational aspirations, thought I spent too much time reading and thinking an...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Uncle John

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As readers of my blog no doubt tire of hearing, I am a man who feels blessed by his family: three brilliant children, two brilliant dau...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

John Muir

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The final stage of our memorable trip of a few months ago began with catching a train bound for King’s Cross, London, at the ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Presidential Farewell

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As I write this I have not yet seen an estimate of the size of the television and radio audiences for President Ob...
Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Renewed for the New Year

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For the first time in some years now we found ourselves passably sentient, on our feet, glass in hand, ready to join in the singi...
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John V. Fleming
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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