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- 11/5/1931 (Creation)
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18 x 11 cm
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Typewritten letter by William Plomer to E. M. Forster on one side of a sheet of paper; blank verso. Handwritten note, below the typewritten text. The author expresses his admiration for Cavafy’s poetry. On another sheet of paper, typewritten poem (sonnet) about Cavafy’s poetry signed by the author. Blank verso.
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English
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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations.
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Plomer, William. “Letter by W. Plomer to E. M. Forster”. Letter, 11.05.1931. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS03-F23-0006 (366), 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-SS03-F23-0006.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Plomer, William (Authority)
- Janin, René (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Forster, E. M. (Subject)
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Plomer received Cavafy’s poems via Forster; the latter had sent Plomer his own copy of the Collection 1908-1914.