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- 12/12/1883 (Creation)
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27.3 x 21.7 cm
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Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy on two sheets, with notes on all sides. Account of everyday life in Alexandria and urge to Cavafy to return to Egypt. Commentary on social life and people of their social circle as well as on the new house of the family of Th. Ralli at the Rosetta Gate. The author refers to the work Memoirs of a physician by Al. Dumas père as well as to the other books in the series, which he is reading in English; he expresses great interest in the publications of texts by T. Macauley. Underlinings of words and phrases in French. The second sheet is numbered. (Alexandria)
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Mainly English
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Letterhead: Ant. M. Ralli Alexandria, Egypt. Black ink. Watermark: W J & Co Extra Strong 3009. Physical item wear: holes in parts of the sheets.
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Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th.. “Letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy”. Letter, 12.12.1883. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0022 (1671), 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-SF002-0022.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th. (Authority)
- Philip, (?) (Subject)
- Sofio, (?) (Subject)
- Skanavis, Leonidas D. (Subject)
- Skanavi (Vourou), Ioulia (Subject)
- Dumas, Alexandre (père) (Subject)
- Wood, Ellen (Subject)
- Macaulay, Thomas Babington (Subject)
- Ralli, Theodore M. (Subject)
- Choremi & Benachi (Subject)
- Ralli, Pandia Th. (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Periklis, Kimon (Subject)
- Cavafy, Paul (Subject)
- Rodocanachi, John P. (Subject)
- Schilizzi, Stephen Z. (Subject)
- Cazanera, (?) (Subject)
- Caffè Paradiso (Subject)