Handwriten notes on eight sheets of a notebook (most of which with text on both sides) as well as on one side of four small-size loose sheets. It is a record of thoughts, criticisms and episodes from Cavafy's life with date indications covering the period 28 March 1926-16 April 1930. Reference to the Grammata publishing house, to the journals Libre, Nea Zoi, Nea Techni, Panathinaia, Alexandrini Techni, Nea Epitheorisi and La Semaine égyptienne, to the newspapers I Proia, Tachydromos of Alexandria, Ethnos and The Times as well as to the Delphic Festival, the Nobel Prize, the work I politeia kai i monaxia by K. Palamas, the study O Palamas filosofos by D. Vezanis, the poem "Tragoudi gia tin Eleni" by S. Skipis and the books Skepsi kai zoi by A. Panagiotatou and [Ta gynaikeia pathi.] Afrodisia nosimata by A. Syngelakis. Eftychia Zelita is mentioned as having written down the notes. There is, however, a second handwritng, which is probably that of Makis Antaios, a person who appears to be reproducing the specific episodes.
[Zelita, Eftychia]Grammata
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Handwritten letter by Panos Stavrinos to Cavafy, in which he introduces him a young scholar associate of his. The sender hopes to see Cavafy in Cairo, should the latter decide to travel there, informs him about the plan to re-publish the journal Foinikas and looks forward to Cavafy's collaboration with it.
Stavrinos, PanosHandwritten draft letter by Cavafy to Stamos Zervos on two bifolios; the last page of the second one is blank. This is a reply to a card he had received and is addressed to a person referred to as Stamos. Reference to the journals La Vie Nouvelle, Grammata and I Skepsi. Update on life in Alexandria, with reference to the Model School of the (Greek) Educational Association of Egypt and the "I Mana" charity institution (Union of Greek Ladies). Mention of Paris where the recipient of the letter resides. Cancellations, emendations and additions.
Cavafy, C. P.