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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0158 (1659)
Title
Letter by Richard M. Dawkins to Cavafy
Date(s)
- 13/3/1933 (Creation)
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18 x 23 cm
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Typewritten letter by Richard MacGillivray Dawkins to Cavafy on both sides of a sheet. The signature and some of the emendations are handwritten. Dawkins expresses his admiration for Cavafy's work, which he read from Collections he borrowed from others, and asks the poet to send him his works. (Oxford)
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English
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Writing in ink. Watermark: Hieratica Bond. Physical item wear: oxidations.
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Dawkins, Richard M.. “Letter by Richard M. Dawkins to Cavafy”. Letter, 13.03.1933. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0158 (1659), 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-SF003-0158.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
Φάκελος Παπουτσάκη_29
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- Dawkins, Richard MacGillivray (Authority)
- Plomer, William (Subject)
- Mavrogordato, John N. (Subject)
- Matsas, Alexandros A. (Subject)
- Forster, E. M. (Subject)