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- 11/9/1923 (Creation)
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25 x 16 cm
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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster on both sides of a sheet, with cancellations and emendations. Positive comments on the publication of "Darius" in The Nation. Cavafy lets Forster know of the despatch of a translation of "Demaratus", as well as of the progress of the English translations by G. Valassopoulo.
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English
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Writing in pencil and ink. Physical item wear: oxidations.
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"Darius" >Α344
"Demaratus" >Α192
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster”. Letter (draft), 11.09.1923. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF002-0006 (330), 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-F17-SF002-0006.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Valassopoulo, George A. (Subject)
- Furness, Robert (Robin) Allason (Subject)
- Forster, E. M. (Subject)