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- 31/1/1885 (Creation)
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27.3 x 21.8 cm
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Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy on the recto of three sheets. It is a reply to a letter dated 25 January. Information about the current spectacles in the city ("Babolin"); mores and views regarding the matter in question are also put forward. Commentary on people related to the social circle of Alexandria. Reference to books the author acquired ([Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart], [The Calamities and Quarrels of Authors], etc.) distinguishing between "cheap" (Chandos Classics) and "good" editions. Sheet numbers are indicated (1-3). (Alexandria)
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English
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Letterhead: Ant. M. Ralli Alexandria, Egypt. Blue ink. Watermark: W J & Co Extra Strong 3009.
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Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th.. “Letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy”. Letter, 31.01.1885. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0064 (1700), 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-F18-SF002-0064.
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- Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th. (Authority)
- Varney, Louis (Subject)
- O'Brien, Kate (Subject)
- Tamvakos, (?) (Subject)
- Nacouz, Michel (Subject)
- Williamson, Raoul (Subject)
- Zervoudakis, Emmanouil K. (Subject)
- Zizinias, (?) (Subject)
- Valentis, (?) (Subject)
- Browning, John (Subject)
- Cavafy (Fotiadi), Charikleia (Subject)
- Lockhart, John G. (Subject)
- Goldsmith, Oliver (Subject)
- Shakespeare, William (Subject)
- Disraeli, Isaac (Subject)
- Callidis School of Gymnastics (Subject)
- Zervoudachi, family (Subject)
- Skanavis, Leonidas D. (Subject)
- de Zogheb, family (Subject)
- Bulwer-Lytton, Edward (Lord Lytton) (Subject)
- Argyropoulos, (?) (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Rodocanachi, John P. (Subject)
- Sinanos, Christian A. (Subject)