The original manuscript of Jack Kerouac's novel On The Road was displayed to the public at the British Library in London in 2012.

The 120 feet (36.6m) scroll was written over a period of three weeks in April 1951.

Kerouac typed onto rolls of paper which were taped together into a long scroll so he did not have to halt his creative flow.


The manuscript was on loan to the museum from the collection of James S. Irsay. Copyright: Estate of Anthony G. Sampatacacus and the Estate of Jan Kerouac.

I filmed and edited this piece for the BBC