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Manuscript on both sides of a ruled sheet, regarding folk songs and prosody as well as a poem by P. Giannidis. Note on metrics and bibliographical reference. The paragraph that starts low on the recto and continues on the verso has been crossed out. The sheet is inside a handmade folder, entitled "On Prosody", along with the text "The meeting of vowels in prosody".

Manuscript of the poem "It Was Taken" on the first page of a double sheet notepaper. Notes in pencil in the second page, one of which refers to a publication of folk songs by Arnold Passow. The remaining pages are blank.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on both sides of two sheets. The poet copies excerpts from Greek and foreign literary works, both prose and poetic, with similarities among them. Most quotes are written in English and French, and some in Greek. Bibliographical references; abbreviations. The notes are placed inside a four-page folder of paperboard; the title "Coincidences of Similarities in Literary Works" is written by Cavafy in the first page. The remaining pages are blank.

Handwritten note on the poem "Ode & Elegy of the Streets" in a sheet made of two pieces of paper affixed onto a third one (at top right of the blank verso, another affixed piece of paper), as well as in two other pieces of paper. On one of the two, date at the bottom of the verso and number "2" on the recto, at top right. The notes are linguistic remarks and references to Ptochoprodromus and to folk songs (published by Passow) as well as to poems by Cavafy ("Walls", "In the Cemetery").

Handwritten verses from poems by Solomos and Valaoritis as well as from folk songs, on a handmade notepad comprising six sheet, with the last one blank, and on a small piece of paper. Bibliographical references.