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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 notes on both sides of a broadsheet with the crossed out poem "Their Beginning". The broadsheet was printed in 1924 (the year of first print ["1921"] is also mentioned). Quotes and bibliographical references. Reference to a chrysobull and to Anna Dalassene; quote in French from the Alexiad.

Handwritten notes and bibliographical references on four sheets. Interpolated phrases in Latin. References to Georgios Frantzis, Manuel Palaeologus, Nikiforos Vryennios, Anna Comnena and Irene Doukaina.