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- 14/5/1926 (Creation)
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32 x 25 cm
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Two handwritten draft letters by Cavafy to E. M. Forster, one of which is written on both sides of a sheet; the other is written on one side of a sheet and crossed out. References to André Maurois, George Antonius and Robin Furness. Mention of the despatch of two new translations of poems by G. Valassopoulo: "Of the Jews (50 A.D.)" and "Tomb of Eurion".
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English
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Writing in ink and pencil. Physical item wear: oxidations.
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"Of the Jews (50 A.D.)" >Α165
"Tomb of Eurion" >Α135
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letters by Cavafy to E. M. Forster”. Letter (draft), 14.05.1926. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF002-0016 (353), 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-SF002-0016.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Works by other authors » A Passage to India [Forster, E. M.]
- Works by C. P. Cavafy in translation » «The tomb of Eurion»
- Works by C. P. Cavafy in translation » "Of the Jews (50 A.D.)"
- Works by C. P. Cavafy » "Tomb of Eurion"
- Works by C. P. Cavafy » "Of the Jews (50 A.D.)"
- Letter (draft)
- Journals » Nouvelles Littéraires, Les
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Maurois, André (Subject)
- Antonius, George (Subject)
- Valassopoulo, George A. (Subject)
- Furness, Robert (Robin) Allason (Subject)
- Forster, E. M. (Subject)