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Typewritten list of books on the recto of twelve sheets, in two copies. Sheets 2 to 12 are numbered at top left. Blank versos. Notes on the titles of one of the copies. All editions are in English. Dictionaries, historical and literary books as well as editions of Greek and Roman authors.

Handwritten letter by Stephen Schilizzi to Cavafy on all sides of two bifolios. Detailed description of the author's trip to Scotland with reference to the places he visited (Glasgow, Scottish Lochs, Edinburgh Castle, Glasgow Cathedral). Comments on the development of the cholera epidemic as well as on the Casamicciola earthquake, on the island of Ischia, Italy. Information about people from their family circle as well as the broader social circle of Alexandria. Reference to The Lady of the Lake by W. Scott. Cancellations.

Handwritten text on a homemade notepad, sewn on the spine. Travel diary and notes. The title handwritten on the cover. Mentions of non-Greek publications and bibliographical references to 1880 and 1807 editions. Some pages are blank. One page in Greek. Note on metrics below (Homeric?) verses in English. Copy of a poem by D. Solomos and its translation into English. The poet departs, together with his mother and two of his siblings, on a steamboat to Istanbul on the aftermath of the Urabi Revolt, for which young Cavafy provides a short analysis. Extensive reference to the members of the Fotiadis family. The narration covers the period 23/6-8/7/[1882].

Handwritten diary from Cavafy's trip to Greece during the period 13 June-5 August 1901. It is written in English, on 31 sheets of various sizes, among which letterheads of the Khedivial Mail Steamship Company, the Grand Hotel d'Angleterre in Athens, the Grand Hotels of Faliron and Patras as well as the Austrian Lloyd (Oesterreichischer Lloyd). It also includes a draft plan of the central part of the city of Patras (part of the entry of on 31 July), with the street names in Greek. The diary contains daily entries by Cavafy, in which he describes his trip by boat to and from Alexandria as well as his activities, acquaintances, social encounters and impressions from Athens and the other places he visited.