A Fine Disregard

Essay Publish date: 06 may 2003

Written by Rosetta Brooks

This article is part of Afterall Journal 8

In approximately 1823 a new team sport was invented at the English public school at Rugby. To honour this event a marker, which still stands on the grounds of the school, is inscribed with the following words…

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