Item 0107 (705) - Letter by B. Dobrée to Cavafy

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0107 (705)

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Letter by B. Dobrée to Cavafy

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  • 20/5/1928 (Creation)

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20.5 x 13 cm

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Name of creator

Dobrée, Bonamy

Biographical history

Bonamy Dobrée (1891-1974) came from a family of bankers. He studied at a military academy and served in France and in the Middle East during World War I. He then studied at Cambridge (1921-1924), specialising in 18th century English literature, taught English in London (England) and at the University of Cairo (1925-1929) and became professor of English literature at the University of Leeds (1936-1955). He met most of the important authors of his time, and wrote studies, poems, one novel and one play.

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Onassis Foundation

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Handwritten letter by Bonamy Dobrée to Cavafy on both sides of a sheet with printed address. He expresses his appreciation and announces the most likely publication of poems by Cavafy in The Criterion. (Giza)

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      English

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      Writing in ink. Indiscernible watermark.

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      Dobrée, Bonamy. “Letter by B. Dobrée to Cavafy”. Letter, 20.05.1928. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0107 (705), 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-SF003-0107.

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      F72_φ30, Φ Α'

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          Reference to T. S. Eliot.

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