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Handwritten list for the distribution of the 1912 onwards Collection consisting of a small piece of paperboard with the title of the issue, a piece of paper initially folded in a bifolio, and two small-sized sheets, one of which bears notes on both sides of the sheet, while the second only on one. The names of individuals are recorded in chronological order (1918-1920); next to the names is the number of issues to be sent to each of them as well as notes by Cavafy regarding the person who mediates for the acquisition of the issue or who will be the final recipient. At the top of the list it is stated that the distribution started in March 1918. The total of issues distributed is recorded at the end of each page and then it is carried forward to the top of the next one.

Handwritten copy of a letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster on both sides of a sheet. Cavafy consents to the re-publication of an article by Forster regarding the poet (originally published in The Athenaeum) in a book prepared by Forster. Remarks on the English translation of the poem "In the Month of Hathor". Accompanied by envelope as well as by a draft of the same letter on both sides of a ruled sheet, with cancellations and emendations. (Alexandria)

Handwritten copy of a letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster on the first three pages of a bifolio. The last page is blank. Cavafy refers mainly to the reception of his work in Britain. Few cancellations and emendations in pencil.

Handwritten list for the distribution of the 1915 onwards Collection consisting of five sheets of paper, initially folded in bifolios, with notes on both sides, except for the last one which bears notes only on one. The names of individuals are recorded in chronological order (1920-1926); next to the names is the number of issues sent to each of them as well as notes by Cavafy regarding the person who mediates for the acquisition of the issue or who will be the final recipient. At the top of the list it is stated that the distribution started in August 1920. The total of issues distributed is recorded at the end of each page and then it is carried forward to the top of the next one.

Handwritten list for the distribution of the collection of poems published after the 1910 Issue, consisting of four cut sheets of notepaper initially folded in bifolios with notes on all sides and of a broadsheet written on one side. The names of individuals are recorded in chronological order (1912-1918), and next to them the number of issues to be sent to each of them is mentioned; there are also notes by Cavafy regarding the person who mediates for the acquisition of the issue or who will be the final recipient. At the top of the list it is stated that the distribution started in April 1912. The total of issues distributed is recorded at the end of each column which is subsequently carried forward to the top of the next one.

Typewritten draft letter by Alekos Singopoulo to E. M. Forster on both sides of a sheet. The sender refers to the delay in the English publication of Cavafy's poems and agrees to pay the necessary amounts of money. He also refers to a planned publication of Cavafy's historical poems with an introduction by Valassopoulo. He asks, on behalf of Michalis Peridis, that the Cavafy-Forster correspondence be sent to him, so as to be used in the book that Peridis is preparing. Cancellations and handwritten emendations. (Alexandria)

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to Alekos [Singopoulo] in three pieces of paper and on both sides of a sheet folded in a bifolio. Two of the three pieces of paper have writing only on one of their sides. Printed details of the National Bank of Egypt on their versos. Pages 3 to 5 are numbered at top right. The poet refers to social interactions of his as well as to the professional qualifications of Singopoulo.

Draft letter by Cavafy to Alekos [Singopoulo] on all sides of two sheets. Satisfaction regarding Singopoulo's professional career. Reference to the Palatine (Greek) Anthology. Fragment of a second copy on both sides of a sheet; cancellations.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster on both sides of a sheet, with cancellations and emendations. Positive comments on the publication of "Darius" in The Nation. Cavafy lets Forster know of the despatch of a translation of "Demaratus", as well as of the progress of the English translations by G. Valassopoulo.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster on both sides of a ruled sheet. Authorial cancellations and emendations. Cavafy asks Forster to send William Plomer a handwritten letter he encloses. The copy of the letter to Plomer is written on one side of a blank sheet. Accompanied by envelope.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster on both sides of an undated printed broadsheet with the poem "The Satrapy" (with cancellations and emendations). He informs the latter of the completion of the English translation of the poem "Darius" by G. Valassopoulo.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster on three ruled pieces of paper. References to Christopher Scaife, Robin Furness and Nikos Kazantzakis. Authorial cancellations and emendations.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster on both sides of a sheet. The poet expresses his satisfaction regarding an article by Forster on Cavafy and the publication of two of his poems in the The Criterion. Reference to Bonamy Dobree and T. S. Eliot. Cancellations and emendations. Reference to an issue of La Semaine Égyptienne dedicated to Cavafy (April 1929).

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster on both sides of two ruled sheets. Page 3 is numbered. Comments on the latter's writings in a previous letter of his. Cancellations and emendations.

Two handwritten draft letters by Cavafy to E. M. Forster, one of which is written on both sides of a sheet; the other is written on one side of a sheet and crossed out. References to André Maurois, George Antonius and Robin Furness. Mention of the despatch of two new translations of poems by G. Valassopoulo: "Of the Jews (50 A.D.)" and "Tomb of Eurion".

Handwritten letter by Bonamy Dobrée to Cavafy on both sides of a sheet with printed address. He expresses his appreciation and announces the most likely publication of poems by Cavafy in The Criterion. (Giza)

Typewritten letter by Charles Prentice (C. H. C. Prentice) to E. M. Forster on one side of two letterheads of the Chatto & Windus publishing house of London. The other sides are blank. Prentice, one of the partners of the publishing house, expresses his interest in the English publication of Cavafy's poems and details to Forster the financial terms proposed by their house. The letter is accompanied by two sheets with the handwritten addresses of Furness, of Forster and of the publishing house, by one sheet with the names of Furness and Forster as well as by two pieces of paper with the handwritten addresses of Mavrogordatos and The Hogarth Press publishing house.

Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Alekos [Singopoulo] on both sides of two sheets. The poet refers to the correspondence between them as well as to the Palatine (Greek) Anthology. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Alekos [Singopoulo] on all sides of a bifolio. The poet refers to his social interactions as well as to common acquaintances of theirs. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by E. M. Forster on both sides of a sheet. He informs Cavafy that the poem "Darius" has been accepted for publication for a fee in The Nation. He urges him to immediately send another poem of his, translated by G. Valassopoulo. Accompanied by envelope. (Harnham Monument Green, Weybridge)

Handwritten letter by E. M. Forster to Cavafy on the first and last pages of a bifolio. It pertains to the article that was published on the latter's work in The Athenaeum. Accompanied by its envelope. (Harnham Monument Green, Weybridge)

Handwritten letter by E. M. Forster to Cavafy on both sides of a sheet. He informs him that the Hogarth Press would be interested in publishing poems of his and urges him to send them translations thereof. Accompanied by envelope. (London)

Typewritten letter by E. M. Forster to Rica Singopoulo on one side of a sheet, the verso of which is blank. Handwritten postscript on one side of a second sheet. Balnk verso. He informs her that the excellent, in his opinion, English translation of Cavafy's poems by Mavrogordatos is complete and that everything is ready for the publication. He considers it appropriate to make the publication bilingual (Greek/English) and thinks that it is not necessary to omit (for moral reasons) any of the poems. (Dorking)

Handwritten letter by E. M. Forster to Alekos Singopoulo on both sides of a letterhead with his address in Dorking, England. The writer refers to the English publication of Cavafy's poems and expresses his sympathy to the Singopoulos. (Dorking)

Handwritten letter by E. M. Forster to Alekos Singopoulo on both sides of a letterhead with his address in Dorking, England, printed. He thanks him for the despatch of three copies of the publication of Cavafy's poems and refers to the prospect of publishing them in English as well.

Handwritten letter by G. A. Papoutsakis to Rica Singopoulo on one side of two sheets. The other sides are blank. The sender informs Rica Singopoulo, who is in Athens, about the denial of Christoforos Nomikos to become a member of the executive committee of the "Friends of Cavafy" and about the process to replace him with A. Symeonidis. He encloses copies of letters by S. Stavrinos, A. Symeonidis and Alkis Thrylos. They all express their satisfaction regarding the establishment of the group (as a matter of fact, the first one nominates two new members) and agree to become its members.

Handwritten letter by Paul Vanderborght to Cavafy on the rectos of two sheets. Blank versos. The second page is numbered. The author refers to an imminent event in honour of the poet and asks him to participate in the committee on Rupert Brooke. The letter is accompanied by a typewritten text on one side of a sheet, regarding the erection of a monument to Brooke on Skyros. (Cairo)

Handwritten letter by Robert Allason Furness to Alekos Singopoulo on both sides of a sheet. He asks for a meeting with him in order to discuss the matter of the English publication of Cavafy's poems. (Cairo)

Typewritten letter by Richard MacGillivray Dawkins to Alekos Singopoulo on both sides of a sheet. The signature and some of the emendations are handwritten. Dawkins thanks Singopoulo for the despatch of Cavafy's poems and refers to a planned publication thereof in English. He expresses himself negatively about a publication by Vlastos, who is attacking Cavafy and his work. (Oxford)

Handwritten letter by Robert Allason Furness to Rica Singopoulo on both sides of a sheet and on the recto of a second sheet, the verso of which is blank. The sender consents to the planned English publication of the poems by Cavafy, for which he says that Mavrogordato has already translated approximately one hundred poems. (Cairo)

Handwritten letter by Nikos Zelitas to Cavafy, in which he asks him to check the manuscript of R. Furness so that it may be sent to the printer. (Cairo). It is accompanied by a letter by Furness to Zelitas, in which the sender refers to some translation into French which cannot be done without difficulty. It also includes a manuscript by Furness on the poet Rupert Brooke.

Typewritten proceedings of two meetings of the "Friends of Cavafy". The proceedings of the first meeting, which took place in the poet's flat, on one side of three numbered sheets. The other sides are blank. Reference to the names of the founding members, the purposes of the group and its executive committee. The proceedings of the second meeting, held in the same place, also on one side of three sheets. Draft of the letter the "Friends" would send to intellectuals who would wish to become members of the group; draft Press release.

Visiting card of Paul Vanderborght with handwritten note. Accompanied by a printed single-column entitled "Appel du Comité Rupert Brooke", with handwritten note regarding its publication in the press and typographical corrections.