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- 1/1/1884 (Creation)
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17.7 x 22.6 cm
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Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy in a bifolio, with notes on all sides. It is a reply to a letter he had received. He comments on works he is reading or which have already been discussed in the correspondence between them. He refers to Cavafy's intention to proceed with some publication, asking for more information and characterising the issue -which he appears to know- interesting. He mentions the bombardment of Alexandria in relation to the losses suffered by Cavafy in books and manuscripts. He urges him to return to Egypt, describing the entertainment possibilities there. Underlinings. (Alexandria)
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English
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Letterhead with monogram (R). Blue ink. Physical item wear: oxidations; small holes in the sheet; tear in the paper at the folding point.
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Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th.. “Letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy”. Letter, 01.01.1884. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF002-0025 (1673), 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-SF002-0025.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Ralli, Michael (Miké) Th. (Authority)
- Barrère, Bertrand (Subject)
- Robespierre, Maximilien (Subject)
- Tennyson, Alfred (Subject)
- Philip, (?) (Subject)
- Macaulay, Thomas Babington (Subject)
- Dumas, Alexandre (père) (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Billaud-Varenne, Jacques Nicolas (Subject)