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42.5 x 34 cm
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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to "Per." (it is most probably Pericles Anastasiadis) in the first and last pages of a double sheet notepaper. The remaining pages are blank. Personal news. Cholera epidemic in Alexandria and the poet's thoughts on the feelings of fear it can cause. Abbreviations.
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English
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Writing in pencil. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien.
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by Cavafy [to P. Anastasiadis]”. Letter (draft), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0035 (967), 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-F17-SF003-0035.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Synadinos, Avgoustinos Th. (Subject)
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On the basis of its content, the letter is dated later than 1896.