Item 0008 (491) - Letter by Cavafy

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0008 (491)

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Letter by Cavafy

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  • 11/24 October 1903 (Creation)

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23.7 x 18.5 cm

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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy from Alexandria to a person referred to as Karamanou. Reference to Cavafy's return trip from Athens to Alexandria, his stay there as well as to making her acquaintance. A photocopy of the original, which appears to have been a small-size bifolio with text on all sides. Cancellations and emendations.

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      Greek

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “Letter by Cavafy”. Letter (draft), 11/24.10.1903. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0008 (491), 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-SF003-0008.

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      F61_Φ3-4

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          The physical item is missing. Its digital reproduction is made available through the attendant shots of the microfilm made in 1963 by G. P. Savvidis.

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