Faraday to Edward William Brayley   24 February 1832

R Institution | Feb 24th 1832

My dear Sir

I owe you many thanks for your note - I have adopted your second form with a little alteration[.]

The mistake which you have made about the Progress of Foreign Science is an illustration of what I wish to guard against - No part of it is mine - Nor are abstracts of foreign Memoirs &c. &c. except they are found in the Miscellanea & even there several papers are from other hands1[.]

I send you a very hasty & badly written report of my evening2 - but I want time sadly. If you would like to be considered as Editor or Sub Editor of the Phil Mag I may send you a ticket to the Evenings for the Season[.] To night we have a subject which is expected to be very interesting. The Philosophy of Improvisation by an Italian Improvisatore3.

If you like to come come & then let me know whether you would wish to be free for the season[.]

Ever Truly Yours | M. Faraday

E.W. Brayley Esq | &c &c &c

Alter the report as to wording any way you like - M.F.


Address: E.W. Brayley Esq | 16 St James' Street | Clerkenwell

1
A note stating that Faraday was not editor of the Quart.J.Sci.,was included in the March issue of the Phil.Mag.,1832, 11: 236.
2
See Phil.Mag.,1832, 11: 300-1 for Faraday's Friday Evening Discourse of 17 February 1832, "An account of the first two parts of his recent researches in electricity; namely, volta-electric induction, and magneto-electric induction".ì
3
See Lit.Gaz.,10 March 1832, pp.152-3 for Moscati's (unidentified) Friday Evening Discourse of 24 February 1832 "On the Genius of the Extemporaneous Poets, and on the Art of Improvisation".

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