Item 0003 (2205) - Draft letter by C. P. Cavafy to Tellos Agras

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GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F32a-0003 (2205)

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Draft letter by C. P. Cavafy to Tellos Agras

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  • 26/12/1927 (Creation)

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27 x 21 cm

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Cavafy, C. P.

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Onassis Foundation

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Draft of written letter by Cavafy to Tellos Agras in single page, with notes, erasures, and corrections on recto and verso. Cavafy thanks Agras for supporting his work and provides clarifications as to the poem collection that he had sent him in the past. At the same time, he offers detailed information on the way his poems are distributed, while he speaks warmly of the special feature to his work in the journal Nea Techni, in which Agras also took part. Cavafy also encloses a list with the chronological order of his poems and a clipping of Alexandrini Techni with his printed poems. Finally, he sends two copies of the poem “Days of 1901”.

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      Greek

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      Writing in ink. Physical item wear: holes and tears.

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      “Days of 1901” >Α581
      “Greek since Ancient Times” >Α344

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by C. P. Cavafy to Tellos Agras”. Letter, 26.12.1927. GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F32a-0003 (2205), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds (Post-2012 Acquisitions). From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF03-F32a-0003.

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          This is Cavafy’s response to Agras’s letter from 21st of September 1927, which is listed in the archive (see GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0105 (1230).

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