W. F. & E. S. Friedman: The Shakespearian Ciphers Examined
Is there a secret cypher buried in the First Folio edition of Shakespeare’s plays, or hidden on his epitaph? If such a cypher exist, does it show that Bacon wrote the plays? The rules governing cyphers must be unambiguous, the solution grammatically and semantically coherent. Two cryptanalysts working independently should [Read more…]