Copy of a letter by C. P. Cavafy

GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0016 (497)
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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0016 (497)
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Copy of a letter by C. P. Cavafy
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2/3/1919
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24.7 x 15.7 cm

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Handwritten copy of a letter by Cavafy to a recipient referred to as Panos. It is a reply to a friendly person that had visited Alexandria – most probably Panos Stavrinos. One sheet, written on both the recto and the verso. The date is noted in pencil; the letter is written in ink.

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Greek

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Plain paper. Black ink and pencil. Physical item wear: small tear of the paper in the centre of the sheet.

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Regarding the recipient: see also a letter by Stavrinos to Cavafy (5/10/1918) from Athens [GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0042 (657)]. References in both texts to the stay of Stavrinos in Athens and to his family.

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DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf02-s01-ss01-f17-sf003-0016
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PERSONAL PAPERS
Correspondence of C. P. Cavafy
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