Handwritten note by Cavafy on one side of an official letterheaded paper. Short quote from the Mercure de France, which probably contains a reference to the poet's work. Limited use of abbreviations.

Handwritten note on both sides of a ruled sheet with Cavafy's thoughts regarding power and authority in society. Date below the text. Cancellations and emendations.

Handwritten note on one side of an official sheet with date indication. On the verso, the typewritten phrase "Inspector General of Irrigation for Lower Egypt. A1" as well as crossed out notes. Cavafy's thoughts on the responsibility to future generations.

Handwritten text on both sides of half a ruled sheet and on the recto of a ruled sheet. Cavafy refers to a poem he composed inspired by the image of two beautiful youths and the melody they sang. Cancellations and emendations. Date indication.

Handwritten note on three pieces of paper. The third one is numbered at top right of the recto. Blank verso. Citation and reference to the mythological figures of Thetis and Peleus.

Handwritten note by Cavafy related to household chores on both sides of a ruled sheet. Detailed description of periodic tasks having to do with the cleaning of the poet's apartment. Mention of the names of two housekeepers (Ahmet, Hassan), obviously Egyptians.

Handwritten note on the verso of a printed item of the company Garoufalias & Co. Reference to a publication in the newspaper Patris, which, in turn, refers to an article by René Puaux in the Journal des Hellènes, on the dissemination of Greek literature in France.

Handwritten note on one side of a ruled sheet. Comments on a poem. The note "Rep." on the verso.

Untitled handwritten text on both sides of a ruled sheet. Cancellations, emendations, extensive use of abbreviations. Possibly comments by Cavafy on one of his poems.

Handwritten note by Cavafy, of personal nature, on one side of a cut piece of paper folded in a bifolio. Cancellations. Addressed to an unknown individual, whom the poet would like to meet but does not know their address. Arithmetic operations on the verso.

Handwritten translation into English of the poem "Nero's Deadline" on both sides of a sheet. The handwriting is not Cavafy's (it is most likely Valassopoulo's). Cancellations and emendations. Accompanied by Cavafy's handwritten notes on both sides of a ruled sheet.

Handwritten English translation of the poem "Monotony" by G. Valassopoulo on one side of a sheet; manuscript cancellations, emendations and notes by Cavafy on both sides of the sheet. Handwritten notes by Cavafy, some of which have been crossed out, on one side of another sheet. Broadsheet with the poem in Greek, printed in 1920.

Handwritten medical prescription by doctor Auguste Varenhorst in French for Charikleia Cavafy. Rubber stamp of the Geo Ruelberg pharmacy in Alexandria. On the verso, handwritten note by Charikleia Cavafy in Greek regarding the use of the prescribed drugs.

Handwritten note on both sides of a ruled sheet. Titles in quotation marks and (page?) numbers are recorded. The titles are grouped chronologically and cover the period 1902-1906 period.

School notebook from which the last eight sheets have been removed. The small remaining part of them bears writing in Arabic. The first four pages contain the names of ladies visited by Charikleia Cavafy, written by herself in Greek and French. Next to some of the names is the address and the day on which the hostess accepted visits. The remaining pages are blank.

Handwritten list with poem titles on three sheets. Only one title is recorded in Greek ("But Wise Men Apprehend What Is Imminent"), and another one in two languages ("Intellectus [Comprehension]"). Symbols noted next to some of the titles.

Handwritten list for the distribution of poetry collections, covering the period 1903-1918, on one side of a ruled sheet. Notes on the recto and verso.

Handmade folder of hard paper with the handwritten title "Linguistic" as well as handwritten notes on papers of various sizes, with remarks and quotes of linguistic content: Cavafy's comments on his own poems and on works by other authors. Notes on the demotic and katharevousa, on the declination of certain nouns, and references to periodicals. Extensive excerpt from Xenopoulos' article in the Panathinaia (issue 56, 31/1/1903) regarding the language of Psicharis and Palamas. Copied verses by other poets. Some of the notes are written in English. Four pages torn off from a 1895 issue of Parnassos. Extensive use of abbreviations.

Typewritten letter by Charles Prentice (C. H. C. Prentice) to E. M. Forster on one side of two letterheads of the Chatto & Windus publishing house of London. The other sides are blank. Prentice, one of the partners of the publishing house, expresses his interest in the English publication of Cavafy's poems and details to Forster the financial terms proposed by their house. The letter is accompanied by two sheets with the handwritten addresses of Furness, of Forster and of the publishing house, by one sheet with the names of Furness and Forster as well as by two pieces of paper with the handwritten addresses of Mavrogordatos and The Hogarth Press publishing house.

Two handwritten texts by Rica Singopoulo regarding Cavafy and his poetic work, both entitled "Le poète C. P. Cavafy". The first is written on the recto of nine sheets, cut in half lengthwise. Blank versos. Pages 2 to 9 are numbered. The second text is a longer version of the first and is written on the recto of twelve sheets. Blank versos, except for the one of sheet 6. Pages 2 to 12 are numbered. Cancellations and emendations in both texts. The second text has additional footnotes.

Handwritten comments and remarks by Cavafy on the French translation of the poem "The City" («La Ville»); his notes are written on both sides of a ruled sheet. Use of French words.

Manuscript poem ("Ithaca") in the first two pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper. The remaining pages are blank. Cancellations and emendations. Handwritten notes on the same poem on both sides of a sheet, one of which is in English. Note with the indication "18.11.'11" on the recto.

Handwritten drafts of the poem "It Must Have Been the Spirits" on the first and last pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper; on both sides of a ruled sheet; on both sides of pieces of paper. Cancellations and emendations. The handwritten word "superseded" on a small piece of paper. Handmade folder with the title, the note "Temp[orary] ti[tle]", and date.

Handwritten text on two ruled double sheet notepapers. Cancellations, emendations and additions. The poet mentions the reasons that made him collect the material for the Dictionary and the rationale according to which he worked, recording hard-to-find words and citing the sources from which they were acquired as well as the multiple interpretations of each entry.

Manuscript of the poems "Interruption", "Qui fece.....il gran rifiuto" and notes on both sides of a sheet. The titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink at the end of each poem. The notes explain parts of the poems which are indicated with numbered indicators.

Handwritten poem ("In the Month of Hathor") on the first page of a ruled double sheet notepaper. Cancellation. Underlined title and line at the end of the poem. Variations below the poem ("Var[iantes]"). On both sides of a ruled sheet and on the recto of two pieces of paper, notes concerning the same poem, some of which in French. Handmade folder with the title "Hathor" handwritten twice in pencil by Cavafy.

Handwritten drafts of the poem "In the Lights" on one sheet and two pieces of paper. Handmade folder with the handwritten title and date.

Manuscript with the title and two verses of the poem "In the Entrance of the Café", on one side of a paper, with cancellations and emendations. On the verso, fragment of a crossed out typewritten official text in English.

Manuscript of the poem "Alexandrian" in the first page of a ruled double sheet notepaper. The title "Alexandrian" has been crossed out the title "In Evening" has been overwritten. Cancellations and emendations, notes. Notes also in the second and third page, the ones on the latter crossed out. The fourth page is blank. Accompanied by a small piece of paper with handwritten notes on one side.

Manuscript of the poem "Imenus", written up on the recto of a ruled sheet and roughly noted with abbreviations on the verso. The version on the verso also bears date indication ("26.1.'19").

Handwritten notes in ink on the recto of a ruled sheet, regarding the poem "If Indeed He Died". Note in pencil at the top. Rubber stamp of the Public Works Department with illegible date ("16 June 191?"). Number "37" at the centre of the verso.

Handwritten English translation of the poem "If Indeed He Died" by G. Valassopoulo on both sides of a sheet. Handwritten cancellations and emendations by Cavafy in pencil. Two printed broadsheets with the poem in Greek on one of their sides ("a" and "b") and year of publication (1921). Handwritten notes by Cavafy on the translation of the poem, most of them crossed out, on either side of a sheet.

Manuscript of the poem "Ides of March" on one side of a ruled sheet. The crossed out title "As Much As You Can" at the top. Notes below the text. Cancellations, emendations and variations of verses. Blank verso. Accompanied by a small piece of paper with notes on one side and cancellations on the other, which also includes the indication "7.'10".

Handwritten poem ("I Went") on one side of a ruled sheet. Cancellation and notes in the first verse. Underlined title and line and at the end of the poem. Handwritten notes in pencil as well as the underlined title "He Swears" below the poem. Number "217" at top right. Blank verso. Handwritten notes in English about the same poem, with extensive use of abbreviations, on either side of a piece of paper. The title of the poem at top left of the verso.

Handwritten prose text on one side of eighty-six numbered sheets. Numbering ("2"-"83") at the top right of the recto of each sheet, with many corrections. The verso of all sheets is blank. Cancellations and emendations. Some quotes and notes in English and in French. The signature "C.P.C." at the end of the text. Cavafy's views on Hubert Pernot's Grammaire du grec moderne, published in Paris in 1917.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on a homemade notepad of a cut and folded double sheet notepaper. Short description of flats (some of which were let by acquaintances of his, who are named), with their address and the amount of rent required. The dates mentioned cover the period 1908-1916.

Handwritten poem and notes. The poem "Homecoming from Greece" and notes in the margin in first three pages of a double sheet notepaper. Part of the same poem on both sides of a separate piece of paper. Cancellation and number "1" on the recto. Verses on both sides of a cut sheet of paper. On the verso, handwritten note in English, with date indication ("[...] June 1914"), mentioning that these are variations that will most likely not be used. Cancellations and emendations on all papers.

Manuscript of a poem and attached handwritten note. The poem "He Who Fails" on the recto of a ruled sheet. Cancellations and emendations. On the verso, verses, two poem titles ("Prayer" and "Very Rarely") as well as other handwritten notes regarding publication information: "Published in the aig. imerologion of G. V. Tsokopoulos, 1895" and "(See publication of "Poems" 1910)". All notes on the verso have been crossed out, except for the title "Very Rarely". The handwritten note "Not for publication; but may remain here" on a separate piece of paper.

Manuscript of a poem and notes. The poem "Fugitives" in a ruled sheet. Verses and notes on either side of a cut piece of paper. Cancellations and emendations.

Handwritten draft of the poem "From the Unpublished History" on the recto of a sheet. On the verso, note with a reference to the publication J. Bury, History of the Later Roman Empire, London, MacMillan & Co., 1923. Handmade folder from a printed cover of a Cavafy poetry Collection of the 1915-1923 period ("1923" is handwritten, while all printed details have been crossed out). The handwritten title of the poem and the date on the verso of the cover.

Handmade folder of paperboard folded into a bifolio. The first page indicates that it contains correspondence with The Hogarth Press publishing house, letters by P. Anastasiadis, G. Valassopoulo and others, and press clippings as well as clippings from journals in which Cavafy's poems had been published. The list of contents has not been written by the poet (most probably by Rica Singopoulo). Second folder of larger dimensions with the indication "Translations - Correspondence with 'The Hogarth Press' publishing house", written by G. A. Papoutsakis.

Unmarked handmade folder of paperboard. It contains printed crests cut from letterheads, mail envelopes etc., initially pinned on the envelope; draft of a crest with the note "the two branches to take in the helmet"; handwritten quote from Plato's Republic; ten pieces of paper with sketches in pencil; letterhead with the Cavafy family "crest"; printed logo of the Windsor Hotel of Alexandria; press clipping; visiting card of Charikleia Cavafy with address in Hove, England.

Handwritten notes on the poem "Finished" on two pieces of paper. Extensive use of abbreviations. The handwritten title on another piece of paper.

Handwritten Greek text and quote in French on both sides of a ruled piece of paper. The underlined title "Faust" in pencil at the top of the recto. Comment by the poet on the work and its creator; obviously a fragment of a more extensive text. Signed "C.F.C." on the verso.

Handwritten excerpt from the essay "Old Mortality" by Robert Louis Stevenson, on a double sheet notepaper and on the recto of a ruled sheet.

Handwritten drafts of poems on both sides of a ruled sheet and on one side of part of a second sheet. The poem "Epitaph" on the recto of the first sheet. The title has been written by Cavafy, the poem by another person. Emendations by the poet in some of the verses. Note at top right, date ("June 1893") at bottom right, both by Cavafy. The poem "Good and Bad Weather" on the verso of the same sheet; the handwriting is not Cavafy's.
Fragment of a poem has been crossed out on one side of part of sheet; the handwriting is not Cavafy's. Part of the poem "Nous n’osons plus chanter les roses" on the other side. The title has been written by Cavafy, but the text of the poem has been written by a different person. The verso was originally pasted on the verso of the first sheet (and thus the poems "Good and Bad Weather" and "Nous n’osons plus chanter les roses" had been concealed.
Cavafy's handwritten notes on one side of a sheet and on both sides of a second sheet as well as on the verso of a printed broadsheet with the crossed out fragment of the poem "From the School of the Renowned Philosopher". Handmade folder with the handwritten title "Epitaph of a Samian" and the date "Oct. ’25".

Envelope sent from London originally to Bonamy Dobrée and subsequently forwarded to Cavafy in October 1928. Inside the envelope, handwritten notes by Cavafy on pieces of paper, pertaining to his collaboration with The Criterion in September 1928. Cancellations.

Draft of the poem "Days of 1901" on one side of a ruled sheet. Numbers on the verso.

Handwritten draft of a poem in pencil on one side of a ruled sheet. Notes in English in black and red ink on the other side; cancellations.

Handwritten draft of a poem on both sides of part of a ruled sheet. Cancellations. Arithmetic operations on the verso.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 9" and "Tro-Hav". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Tsakro-Havia". Quotes from various bibliographical sources below each entry. The title and author of each work are cited and often the place of publication and the publishing house.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 8" and "Sal-Tri". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Salos-Trykia". Quotes from various bibliographical sources below each entry. The title and author of each work are cited and often the place of publication and the publishing house.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 7" and "Pla-Rym". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Plafon-Rymi". Quotes from various bibliographical sources below each entry. The title and author of each work are cited and often the place of publication and the publishing house.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 6" and "Mpo-Pin". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Bona-Pino". Quotes from various bibliographical sources below each entry. The title and author of each work are cited and often the place of publication and the publishing house.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 5" and "Kyv-Mpa". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Kyverti-Bampogria". Quotes from various bibliographical sources below each entry. The title and author of each work are cited and often the place of publication and the publishing house.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 4" and "Eut-Kty". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Eftychos-Ktypito". Quotes from various bibliographical sources below each entry. The title and author of each work are cited and often the place of publication and the publishing house.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 3" and "Dia-Euth". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Diaisthisis-Euthymologos". Quotes from various bibliographical sources below each entry. The title and author of each work are cited and often the place of publication and the publishing house.