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- 14/8/1916 (Creation)
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27.1 x 20.9 cm
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Handwritten letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy from Hyères, France, on both sides of a sheet. It is a reply to a letter by C. P. Cavafy, dated 24 July. Paul comments on the news of individuals he probably learned through his brother and expresses nostalgia for the life of Alexandria. He refers to the matter of his return to Egypt and asks that his brother intervenes so as to confirm the remittance of his pension. Of note is the use of English and French words and phrases in the flow of written discourse. Line in blue pencil in the margin of the last paragraph. Small piece of paper with handwritten notes (possibly names) by C. P. Cavafy attached to the letter.
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Mainly Greek
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Graph paper. Two small pieces of notepaper, bound together, bearing a watermark. Black and blue ink; blue pencil.
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Cavafy, Paul. “Letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy”. Letter, 14.08.1916. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF002-0089 (605), 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-SS02-F20-SF002-0089.
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- Cavafy, Paul (Authority)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Cavafy (Ralli), Maria (Marigo) (Subject)
- Cavafy (Thoma), Maria (Mariora) (Subject)
- de Horsey, William Henry Beaumont (Subject)
- Cavafy (Fotiadi), Charikleia (Subject)
- Vouros, Dimitrios G. (Subject)
- Zizinia Theatre (Alexandria) (Subject)
- Cook, (?) (Subject)
- Cavafy (Vourou), Maria (Marie) (Subject)
- Cavafy, Alexandros P. (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Ionides (Cavafy), Catherine (Kitty) (Subject)