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- 14/12/1916 (Creation)
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41.8 x 26.8 cm
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Handwritten letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy from Hyères, France, on a bifolio with notes to the recto of the second sheet. It is a reply to a letter by C. P. Cavafy, dated 22 November - the date is noted in different ink. Comments on individuals related to their family and social circle as well as other matters set forth in the previous letter by C. P. Cavafy. He describes his place of residence, mentions the collection of letters of P. Mérimée Lettres à une inconnue, and informs about his health, mentioning events of the past. Of note is the use of French words and phrases in the flow of written discourse.
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Mainly Greek
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Notepaper. Black and blue ink. Physical item wear: small tear in the paper.
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Cavafy, Paul. “Letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy”. Letter, 14.12.1916. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF002-0090 (607), 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-SF002-0090.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, Paul (Authority)
- Scott-Moncrieff, Colin Campbell (Subject)
- de Zogheb, Jacques (Subject)
- Styles, (?) (Subject)
- Pitaridi, Thaleia (Subject)
- Pappou (Pitaridi), Amalia (Subject)
- Bibescu, Constantin (prince de Brancovan) (Subject)
- Aslanis, Georgios (Subject)
- Reeves, (?) (Subject)
- Hissen, (?) (Subject)
- Haselden, Gerald (Subject)
- Palmer, Ch. (Subject)
- Chataway, W. P. (Subject)
- Mérimée, Prosper (Subject)
- Cavafy (Fotiadi), Charikleia (Subject)
- Ricord, (Philippe?) (Subject)
- Theodorou, [Aspasia?] (Subject)
- Thomas Cook & Son Co. (Subject)
- Antoniadis, family (Subject)
- Antoniadi (Negreponti, Bibescu de Brancovan), Evgenia (Subject)
- Municipality of Alexandria (Subject)
- Coletti (Cavafy), Eleni (Subject)
- Valieri (Cavafy), Hariclia (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Cavafy, John Constantine (Subject)