Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy

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Prinkipo, le 31 Ιουλίου 1906
Tρίτη.

     Αγαπητέ μου Κωστή,
       Σ’ ευχαριστώ διά τα γράμματά σου
   19 και 24 τρέχ. Φεύγω την ερχομένη    Δευτέρα 6 Aυγ.: addr: στην Λόνδρα
   c/. Cook, Piccadilly· θα επιστρέφω
   από την Mασσαλία με το Messageries
   της 30 Aυγ.― Θα έμαθες ίσως ότι ο
   Ted Moss επούλησε το σπίτι του ―    £.E: 10,000.― Ο ιατρός Φωτιάδης παν-
   τρεύει την κόρη του: ακούω ότι τα
   faire-part είναι στην δημοτική, be-
   ginning «Ο γιατρός Φ. κ’ η γυναίκα του»
   κ.τ.λ. (!).― Σε ασπάζομαι, Κωστή μου,           ο αγαπών σε           John.

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF001-0070 (1124)

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Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy

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31/7/1906

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27 x 21 cm

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F112_Φ11

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Cavafy, John

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Handwritten letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy in the first page of a bifolio of the Imperial-Prinkipo Hotel. The sender informs about his impending trip to London. He also conveys family and social news, and makes an acrimonious reference to the wedding of doctor Fotiadis’ daughter because of the demotic language used in the invitation. (Istanbul)

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

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Greek

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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations and holes.

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The transcription and editing of the letters of John Constantine Cavafy addressed to C. P. Cavafy was first carried out by Katerina Ghika; said transcriptions were subsequently uploaded to the official website of the Cavafy Archive.