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- 6/3/1883 (Creation)
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21.5 x 33.4 cm
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Handwritten letter by John [Rodocanachi] to Cavafy in a bifolio, with notes on all sides. Extensive description of social events attended by the author during his school holiday, with details regarding the venues, the people who participated etc; mention other recreational habits (theatre). He wonders whether Cavafy is still in Istanbul. He informs him that he is going to send him a photograph of him, via Michael [Mike Th. Ralli]. (Uppingham)
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English
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Plain paper. Black ink. Physical item wear: oxidations; small holes in the paper.
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Rodocanachi, John P.. “Letter by John Rodocanachi to Cavafy”. Letter, 06.03.1883. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0011 (1731), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0011.
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- Rodocanachi, John P. (Authority)
- Sinanos, (?) (Subject)
- Petrocochino, Themistoklis P. (Subject)
- Petrocochino, Franga Th. (Subject)
- Synadinos, Avgoustinos (Subject)
- Radcliff, William (Subject)
- Molyneux, William Philip, 4th Earl of Sefton (Lord Sefton) (Subject)
- Molyneux, Cecil Emily (Lady Sefton) (Subject)
- Douglas-Hamilton, William Alexander Louis Stephen, 12th Duke of Hamilton (Lord Hamilton) (Subject)
- Ralli, Pandely C. (Subject)
- Mavrogordato, Antonios (Subject)
- Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th. (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)