Once I was a clever boy learning the arts of Oxford... is a quotation from the verses written by Bishop Richard Fleming (c.1385-1431) for his tomb in Lincoln Cathedral. Fleming, the founder of Lincoln College in Oxford, is the subject of my research for a D. Phil., and, like me, a son of the West Riding. I have remarked in the past that I have a deeply meaningful on-going relationship with a dead fifteenth century bishop... it was Fleming who, in effect, enabled me to come to Oxford and to learn its arts, and for that I am immensely grateful.


Monday, 3 March 2025

Book reviews


The other day I posted about the fact that I had a book review in the latest copy of Mass of Ages, and regular readers may recall that when I resumed blogging last summer I wrote then that I hoped to include some book reviews amongst future posts.

With these things in mind I have now decided to try and include reasonably regularly reviews of books I have read. For a while I have posted reviews on the.Amazon website of books I have purchased from them and I will aim to share some, if not all, of these on this site. In those cases I may revise them slightly. I will also write about other books I have read which may be of interest to my readers.


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Zephyrinus said...

Excellent idea, John. Looking forward very much to your reviews.

3 March 2025 at 23:04

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