On The Road manuscript on display

The manuscript has gone on display outside North America for the first time

The original manuscript of Jack Kerouac's classic novel On The Road has gone on display outside North America for the first time.

The novel, which Kerouac wrote in 20 days on a single 127ft-long scroll in 1951, became a symbol of the Beat Generation and made him a world star.

It has now gone on display at Birmingham's Barber Institute of Fine Arts following a North American tour.

The manuscript was bought for $2.43m (