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- 29/7/1915 (Creation)
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19.7 x 15 cm
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Handwritten letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy, on all sides of a bifolio. It is a reply to a letter by the poet, dated 17 July. Detailed account of his health and expression of interest in his brother, C. P. Cavafy, and his niece, Charikleia. Reference to Tata and Le père Lebonnard by J. Aicard, Sedan ou les charniers by C. Lemmonier and Sketches by Boz by Ch. Dickens. Of note is the use of English and French words and phrases in the flow of written discourse.
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Mainly Greek
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Plain paper. Black ink. Watermark: London, Antique Parchment […].
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Cavafy, Paul. “Letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy”. Letter, 29.07.1915. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF002-0083 (599), 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-SF002-0083.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, Paul (Authority)
- Aicard, Jean (Subject)
- Lemonnier, Camille (Subject)
- Dickens, Charles (Subject)
- Silvain, Eugène (Subject)
- Comédie Française (Subject)
- Valieri (Cavafy), Hariclia (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)