John Hughes has lectured in Linguistics on three continents, and has also held down many more useful jobs. He currently spends most days writing historical fiction, though he still finds time to recall the golden days of steam railways and to wonder why God created greenfly.

John Hughes has lectured in Linguistics on three continents, and has also held down many more useful jobs. He currently spends most days writing historical fiction, though he still finds time to recall the golden days of steam railways and to wonder why God created greenfly.