“T[he] last D[ays] 1899”

GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F24-0006 (473)
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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F24-0006 (473)
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“T[he] last D[ays] 1899”
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[1899?]
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34 x 21.6 cm

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Series of handwritten notes referring mostly to the poet’s mother, Charikleia (Fotiadi) Cavafy, in two parts. The first includes three loose sheets folded in bifolios; they are written on both sides and enclosed in a folded sheet entitled “T. Last D. 1899”. Pages 2-7 are numbered. The notes pertain to the last days of Charikleia Cavafy – the narration starts on 15 January 1899. The second part includes seven loose sheets of various sizes, written both on the recto and the verso, with one page number (4) marked. The content has the same subject, however it follows an inverse narrative sequence, starting on 3 February and ending on 27 January 1899. Both texts abbreviated. Cancellations and emendations.

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

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Mainly Greek

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Notepaper and plain paper of various sizes. Black ink and pencil. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien. Physical item wear: oxidations; small holes in several sheets.

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For the transcription of the abbreviations of the text, see Michalis Pieris, “C. P. Cavafy [Simeiomata gia ta teleftaia chronia kai tin arrostia tis Charikeias Cavafy] (1899)”, Molyvdokondylopelekitis 3, Athens 1991.

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Prose text (diary)
Journals:
Ethnikon Imerologion (K. F. Skokou)
PERSONS:
Anastasiadi, Angeliki (Antzela) A.
Anastasiadis, Dimitrios
Anastasiadis, Pericles A.
Balzac, Honoré de
Cavafy (Fotiadi), Charikleia
Cavafy (Vourou), Maria (Marie)
Cavafy, Alexandros P.
Cavafy, Aristeidis
Cavafy, C. P.
Cavafy, Paul
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Ralli, Antonios (Totty) Th.
Ralli, Michel C.
Skokos, Konstantinos F.
Valieri (Cavafy), Hariclia
Vouros, Dimitrios G.
Vourou, Argini
CORPORATE BODIES:
Bourse Khédiviale
Café Khédivial
Fettel & Bernard
FAMILIES:
Maggiar, family
Vouros, family

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Cavafy, C. P.. “T[he] last D[ays] 1899”. Prose text (diary), [1899?]. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F24-0006 (473), 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-S02-F24-0006.

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