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Handwritten notes by Rica Singopoulo on seven sheets and three double sheet notepapers. The notes pertain to Cavafy's life and to the members of his family (mainly his mother and brothers). Some of the information recorded derives from the family correspondence as well as from the remnants of the poet's belongings.

Fragment of handwritten notes by Cavafy on part of a ruled sheet, written in two columns and numbered (10, 11, 12), containing explanatory comments on poems of his. Arithmetic operation on the verso.

Three copies of the newspaper Tilegrafos of Alexandria. On the first and second pages, an article by Cavafy entitled "Lamia", regarding the poem by Keats under the same title. The article is signed with the initials "C.F.C.".

Typewritten French translations of poems by Cavafy, on one side of twelve sheets ("J'ai tellement Fixé...", "Satrapie" etc.). The sheets are placed inside a double sheet notepaper. On the first page of the notepaper, the title and handwritten dedication by Aison Kyriacopoulo, Cavafy's translator, to the poet. On the third page, the penultimate of the document, the titles of the translated poems, by way of an index. The poems contained (a total of 11) are fewer than the poems in the index (12). Handwritten corrections on the typewritten text. The title "But Wise Men Apprehend What Is Imminent", the quote before the poem and the index are all written in Greek.