The Spendthrift is an 1857 historical novel by the British author William Harrison Ainsworth.Carver p.348 It was published in a single volume by London publisher Routledge.Slater p.14 It was initially serialised in Bentley's Miscellany from January 1855.Ellis p.222 Illustrations were provided by Hablot Knight Browne. It is set in the eighteenth century and follows the misadventures of a young man who inherits a fortune.
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Bibliography Carver, Stephen James. The Life and Works of the Lancashire Novelist William Harrison Ainsworth, 1850–1882. Edwin Mellen Press, 2003. Ellis, Stewart Marsh. William Harrison Ainsworth and His Friends, Volume 2. Garland Publishing, 1979. Slater, John Herbert. Early Editions: A Bibliographical Survey of the Works of Some Popular Modern Authors. K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Company, 1894.