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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F21-0020 (1162)
Title
Letter by P. Cavafy to Ch. Cavafy
Date(s)
- 23-26/8/1898 (Creation)
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23 x 18 cm
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Handwritten diary-type letter by Paul Cavafy to his mother on all sides of a bifolio. The address "30, Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, W." at top right of the first page. Paul is preparing to leave London and return to Egypt via Paris and Marseille. He expresses his enthusiasm about the city. Use of interpolated English and French words and phrases. (London)
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Mainly Greek
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Writing in ink. Watermark: Rye Mill.
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Cavafy, Paul. “Letter by P. Cavafy to Ch. Cavafy”. Letter, 23-26.08.1898. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F21-0020 (1162), 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-F21-0020.
Alternative identifier(s)
Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
F115_φ1-13, Φ Α΄-Β΄
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- Cavafy, Paul (Authority)
- Cavafy, Peter John (junior) (Subject)
- Ralli, Ambrose A. (Subject)
- Cavafy, John G. (Subject)
- Cavafy, family (Subject)
- Cavafy (Fotiadi), Charikleia (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Cavafy, Paul (Subject)