| The Spendthrift | |
| Author: | William Harrison Ainsworth |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Historical |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| Release Date: | 1857 |
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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.