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Handwritten letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy on the first and third pages of three double sheet letterheads of R. J. Moss & Co., Alexandria. Pages 2-6 are numbered at top right. Excerpt from a sonnet by the French poet Félix Arvers and related comments. Update on the social life in Alexandria and on family matters.

Handwritten letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy on the first and third pages of two double sheet letterheads of R. J. Moss & Co., Alexandria. Pages 2-4 are numbered at top right. He comments on his poem "Arabesque" and quotes from it. Quote from a poem by Robert Browning. Update on current affairs and on the social life of Alexandria.

Handwritten letter by K. Ch. Prassas to Cavafy in a letterhead of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He expresses admiration for his work and asks that poems be despatched. (Athens)

Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy in two bifolios with mourning border, with notes on all sides. The author describes his stay in London and mentions all known sights and other places in the city (Zoological Garden, Madame Tussauds Museum, Royal Academy of Arts, Doré Gallery). He also provides information and expresses his views on performances ("Ruy Blas", "Faust", "The Mikado") that are on in London and that time. Commentary on people from his family circle but also from the broader social circle of the two men. (London)

Handwritten letter by Stephen Schilizzi to Cavafy on two sides of a bifolio. Explanations regarding the interruption of the correspondence between them. Reference to the death of Victor Hugo and to rumours regarding the outbreak of a cholera epidemic in France. Concern for the possibility of war on the pretext of the Suez Canal. Information about free time activities (hunting) as well as about people from the social circle of Alexandria. (Alexandria)

Handwritten list of mostly foreign publications in the first three pages of a double sheet notepaper; it is probably written by G. A. Papoutsakis and A. Singopoulo. The last page is blank. Listed are journals, historical and literary publications, dictionaries; Greek, French, English and Italian editions. The dates mentioned cover the period 1824-1900.

Handwritten list of books and journals, compiled in three double sheet notepapers and one sheet. The year of publication of some books is recorded; a code is recorded to the left of the author's name. Non-Greek publications, mostly literary and historical; among them, a luxury Japanese edition of Cavafy's poems in French. The dates mentioned cover the period 1758-1928.

Notebook with handwritten notes on the last five sheets. The remaining pages are blank. Book titles are recorded, some of which are marked "Ε". Two of the titles are marked "Returned". It is most likely a list of Greek and foreign books that were lent out.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a sheet. Comments on a poem. References to specific pages of a publication and to Victor Hugo; short quote in French.

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.

Personal scrapbook of many sheets with attached printed and handwritten invites addressed to Paul and the Cavafy family for various social events, some newspaper publications as well as other relevant souvenirs (menus, lists with balls etc.). On some pages, handwritten notes, either of chronological indications noting the changing of the years or, rarely, clarifying notes about an invitation etc.

Manuscript by Alekos Singopoulo on the recto of 43 sheets and papers of various sizes. Blank verso. Page numbering 1 to 44, corrected on some of the pages. Pages 25-28 are missing, as well as the end of the text. The papers include: clipping from the newspaper Nea Zoi (1912) with poems by Malakasis and Ugo Foscolo, pp. 153-154; clipping from an issue of the O Noumas (1920) with fragment of a poem; the poem "Ithaca", printed on two sheets in 1917; printed broadsheet with Cavafy's poem "Dangerous" (1919). Singopoulo's text is preceded by an unnumbered sheet with the poem "Fthinoporini Fysi". This is the text of a lecture delivered by Singopoulo on 10/6/1920 at the hall of the Greek Secondary School Alumni Association (of the Averoff Secondary School and the Salvageios School of Commerce), on the work by seven Modern Greek poets.