Letter by E. M. Forster to Cavafy
GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF001-0029 (365)
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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF001-0029 (365)
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Letter by E. M. Forster to Cavafy
DATE(S):
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14/5/1931
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Item
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23 x 17 cm
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Handwritten letter by E. M. Forster to Cavafy on either side of a sheet with extensive reference to William Plomer. Accompanied by envelope.
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English
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Writing in ink. Physical item ware: oxidations.
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Enclosed is a letter by Plomer to Forster; see also item GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS03-F23-0006.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Literary annotation, providing additional information on the digital object.
Plomer exchanged few letters with Cavafy whom he had never met. Plomer’s collection The Fivefold Screen (Hogarth Press, London 1932) includes the poem “Corfu” which is referred to in the letter.
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DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf02-s01-ss01-f18-sf001-0029
PERSONAL PAPERS
Correspondence of C. P. Cavafy
Personal correspondence
Incoming correspondence
Incoming correspondence by E. M. Forster