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- 20/6/1946 (Creation)
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27 x 20.5 cm
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Two typewritten copies of a letter by Alekos Singopoulo to Leonard Woolf on the recto of two sheets. One of the copies bears a rubber stamp that reads "Second Mail". Singopoulo agrees with the publication of all of Cavafy's poems by The Hogarth Press in Mavrogordatos' translation and asks for information about the terms of the agreement. (Alexandria)
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English
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Physical item wear: oxidations. Watermark: Air Mail 693.
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Singopoulo, Alekos D.. “Copies of a letter by A. Singopoulo to L. Woolf”. Letter, 20.06.1946. GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF003-0002 (1840), Onassis Foundation Alekos & Rica Singopoulo Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/SING-S01-F02-SF003-0002.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Singopoulo, Alekos D. (Authority)
- The Hogarth Press (Subject)
- MacMillan & Co. (editions) (Subject)
- Mavrogordato, John N. (Subject)
- Forster, E. M. (Subject)
- Valassopoulo, George A. (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Woolf, Leonard S. (Subject)
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Singopoulo refers to the positive comments of Cavafy and Forster regarding the translation skills of Mavrogordatos, while he comments extensively on the terms of his collaboration with Valassopoulo.