Lovely to see a man celebrate his love of words with such barb and dexterity.
Jacques, not John.
I wish could elaborate commensurate in length to that which I have enjoyed but thankfully whereas others amuse, I would bore.
Yes, Barbarossa was about the time I realised I was ‘set completing’ as opposed to enjoying. And this was before Jacques and his bloody words made me question the entire canon. And my sanity.
I do hope there is an audience through this forum for these essays. It does seem slightly criminal that they aren’t (are they?) unleashed elsewhere on wider read forums.
All the best, and thanks.