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- 28/2/1883 (Creation)
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19.8 x 29.5 cm
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Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli from Alexandria to Cavafy on two bifolios, the first of which has notes on all sides and the second one until the verso of the second sheet. Description of the everyday life and the social life of the author in Alexandria and commentary on persons from his family and broader circle. Reference to the literary works of Ellen Wood The Channings, Roland Yorke and East Lynne as well as to the newspaper The Egyptian Gazette. Cancellations, emendations and underlinings. (Alexandria)
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English
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Writing paper and plain paper. Black ink. Physical item wear: paper tears in one part of the item.
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Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th.. “Letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy”. Letter, 28.02.1883. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0010 (1666), 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-SS01-F18-SF002-0010.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th. (Authority)
- Kalliarchi, Maria (Subject)
- Wood, Ellen (Subject)
- Schilizzi, A. (Subject)
- Anastasiadis, (?) (Subject)
- Ralli, Pandia Th. (Subject)
- Printing Office V. Penasson (Subject)
- Maximos, family (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Periklis, Kimon (Subject)
- Rodocanachi, John P. (Subject)
- Schilizzi, Stephen Z. (Subject)