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- [1885] (Creation)
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17.7 x 22.6 cm
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Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy in two bifolios, with notes on all sides. It is a reply to a letter he had received. Commentary on events and people of the broader social circle of Alexandria. Information about the author's personal matters, entertainment and free time habits as well as financial matters that trouble him. Reference to the eyesight problem he is facing as well as to his intention to publish texts in the journal Tit Bits in order to complement his income.
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English
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Plain paper. Black ink. Watermark: C. G. & S. London. Physical item wear: oxidations.
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Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th.. “Letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy”. Letter, [1885]. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0070 (1720), 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-SF002-0070.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th. (Authority)
- Rodocanachi, Pandias M. (Subject)
- Averoff, Georgios (Subject)
- Gousios, Georgios (Subject)
- Tachan, (?) (Subject)
- Zervoudakis, Emmanouil K. (Subject)
- (?), Angiolina (Subject)
- Mohamet Ali Club (Subject)
- Rossini Theatre (Alexandria) (Subject)
- Synadinos, family (Subject)
- Zervoudachi, family (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Rodocanachi, John P. (Subject)
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The letter may be dated on the basis of its content to the year 1885. More specifically, it precedes the letter by Mike Th. Ralli to Cavafy dated 18 June 1885.