Kerouac's original scroll
Jul 10, 2012 12:23:51 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2012 12:23:51 GMT
Today I went to the small Museum of Manuscripts and Letters which is currently displaying the original manuscript of On the Road.
Of course, I also looked at hundreds of other manuscripts and letters by everyone you can imagine and the main thing that came to mind was what a difficult job it used to be to be a typesetter. So much of it is chicken scratch, or else it is written so small, from times when ink and paper were very expensive.
Of course, I also looked at hundreds of other manuscripts and letters by everyone you can imagine and the main thing that came to mind was what a difficult job it used to be to be a typesetter. So much of it is chicken scratch, or else it is written so small, from times when ink and paper were very expensive.
