Item 0054 (1694) - Letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0054 (1694)

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Letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy

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  • 21/10/1884 (Creation)

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27.2 x 21.5 cm

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Ralli, M[ichael Th.]

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Onassis Foundation

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Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy in two sheets, with notes on all sides. It is a reply to a letter dated 9 October. Extensive commentary on the resignation of Konstantinos Synadinos from the Banque Générale as well as on other people related to the financial and social life of Alexandria. Reference to the author's engagement in hunting. He details his views on the work Le Maître de forges by G. Ohnet; reference to the journal The Athenaeum, to which he subscribed. (Alexandria)

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      English

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      Writing paper. Blue ink. Watermark: W J & Co Extra Strong 3009. Physical item wear: oxidations; holes in both sheets.

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      Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th.. “Letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy”. Letter, 21.10.1884. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0054 (1694), 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-SF002-0054.

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      Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης

      Φάκελος Περίδη_12

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          Positive review of the novel by Ohnet, whom Ralli compares to Dickens.

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