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Este mismo Dodsley conocía tan poco el teatro español, que en su Collection of old plays, la comedia copiada que se titula Elvira or the worst not always true y The Adventures of five hours, aparecen como originales ingleses, siendo sus modelos españoles, y de los más conocidos y populares, y estando además insertos en el Theâtre espagnol de Linguet .
But the historical romance turned the mind of the reader away from adventures in classic lands or in the orient, and brought his own land to his attention. It thus caused renewed interest in the one-time native excellence of Spanish literature, and it also paved the way for the national novel of manners.
However, he seems to have consoled himself easily, for on his return to Madrid the following year we know of his entering upon a career of gallant adventures which were to last many years and which were scarcely interrupted by his second marriage in 1598 to Doña Juana de Guardo. Aside from his literary works the following twelve years of the life of Lope offer us but little of interest.
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