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- [1889] (Creation)
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32.5 x 20.3 cm
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Handwritten draft letter by C. P. Cavafy to his brother, Aristeidis, from the 1889 correspondence series, on both sides of two sheets and on the recto of a third sheet that has been cut in half. Cancellations, emendations and abbreviations. Use of English and French words and phrases. Reference to the absence of Aristeidis and its negative consequences for the family. Extensive commentary on the legal aspect of the matter arising from the abandonment of his wife, Maria Vourou, and the squandering of her dowry.
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Mainly Greek
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Notepaper. Black ink. Physical item wear: small holes in parts of the sheet; part of the sheets has been torn off at the folding point; one of the sheets is cut in the middle.
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter to Aristeidis Cavafy”. Letter (draft), [1889]. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F19-0015 (460), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F19-0015.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Cavafy, George P. J. (Subject)
- Cavafy (Vourou), Maria (Marie) (Subject)
- Vouros, family (Subject)
- Cavafy (Fotiadi), Charikleia (Subject)
- Cavafy, Aristeidis (Subject)
- Cavafy, John Constantine (Subject)