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The Spendthrift (novel)

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The Spendthrift
AuthorWilliam Harrison Ainsworth
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical
PublisherRoutledge
Publication date
1857
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Spendthrift is an 1857 historical novel by the British author William Harrison Ainsworth.[1] It was published in a single volume by London publisher Routledge.[2] It was initially serialised in Bentley's Miscellany from January 1855.[3] 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.

References

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  1. ^ Carver p.348
  2. ^ Slater p.14
  3. ^ Ellis p.222

Bibliography

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  • 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.