Item 0022 (367) - Draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster

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Reference code

GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF002-0022 (367)

Title

Draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster

Date(s)

  • 1/6/1931 (Creation)

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26.5 x 20.5 cm

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Name of creator

Cavafy, C. P.

Biographical history

Repository

Onassis Foundation

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Scope and content

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster on both sides of a ruled sheet. Authorial cancellations and emendations. Cavafy asks Forster to send William Plomer a handwritten letter he encloses. The copy of the letter to Plomer is written on one side of a blank sheet. Accompanied by envelope.

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      Language and script notes

      English

      Physical characteristics and technical requirements

      Writing in pencil and ink. Physical item wear: oxidations.

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      Publication note

      Collection 1916-1918 >Α339
      Collection 1905-1915 >Α348

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      Note

      Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster”. Letter (draft), 01.06.1931. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF002-0022 (367), 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-SF002-0022.

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      Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης

      F44_Φ1-10, F44_Φ13-30, F45_Φ1-12, F45_Φ13-16, F45_Φ19-32, F46_Φ1-28, F47_Φ1-17, F48_ Φ1-10

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          Archivist's note

          Archivist's note

          Cavafy sends Plomer his poem collections of 1905-1915 and of 1916-1918.

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