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26.1 x 21.5 cm
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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to his cousin, Marika [Zalichi], in a bifolio and in a cut small-sized sheet, with text on all sides. Reference to the poem "F.G."; the recipient is asked to destroy the copy in her possession as Cavafy sends the new version, entitled "Voices". References to the recipient's family, to John Cavafy and to current affairs. One page is numbered ("6"). Cancellations, emendations and abbreviations.
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Greek
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Notepaper. Black ink and pencil. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien. Physical item wear: oxidations at the folding point.
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"Voices" >A79
"Sweet Voices" >Α31
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by Cavafy to Marika [Zalichi]”. Letter (draft), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F19-0027 (505), 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-F19-0027.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Zalichi, Mikes (Subject)
- Moss, Fred (Subject)
- Thomas Cook & Son Co. (Subject)
- Zalichi, Marika D. (Subject)
- Cavafy, John Constantine (Subject)
- Royal Theatre / Vasilikon Theatron (Greece) (Subject)
- Zalichi (Xanthopoulou), Romylia (Subject)
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Based on the content of the draft letter -reference to the 1903 "Oresteia" performance at the Royal Theatre and certainly to "Voices" (1903, 1904)– the item may be dated to c. 1904.