Double Falsehood

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 version claims that the play was ''Written Originally by W.SHAKESPEARE''.

Double Falsehood''s plot is a version of the story of Cardeni...