
On December 1727 an intriguing play called Double Falshood; Or, The Distrest Lovers was presented for production by Lewis Theobald, who had it published in January 1728 after a successful run at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. The title page to the published...

Double Falsehood is a play that was first published in 1728 and is attributed to the famous playwright William Shakespeare. The plot revolves around two young lovers, Julio and Leonora, who are separated by their fathers' feud. Julio's father, Roderick, falsely accuses Leonora's...

Double Falsehood or The Distressed Lovers is a play that was first published in 1728, and is attributed to William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. The play is believed to be a revised version of a lost play by Shakespeare and Fletcher called Cardenio. The plot of the play revolves...

This vintage book contains Lewis Theobald's early eighteenth-century play "Double Falsehood". It is widely believed to be an adaptation of a lost play by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher called "Cardenio". Theobald also maintains that this version was based on manuscripts...



This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...

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Double Falshood was staged at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane at the end of 1727, and the following year Lewis Theobald (1688-1744) published the text, which was reprinted several times. Theobald was an energetic editor who translated Sophocles' Electra and Aristophanes' Plutus...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...

Double Falsehood is a play that was originally attributed to William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, but its authorship has been the subject of debate for centuries. The play tells the story of two young lovers, Julio and Leonora, who are torn apart by the machinations of a jealous...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...



This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...

Double Falsehood or The Distressed Lovers: A Play is a play attributed to William Shakespeare, which was first published in 1728. The play is based on a lost play by Shakespeare called Cardenio, which was written in collaboration with John Fletcher. Double Falsehood tells the...

