Oliver Twist
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Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and as a three-volume book in 1838. The st
Frontispiece and title-page, first edition 1838 Illustration and design by George Cruikshank
Cover, first edition of serial, entitled "The Adventures of Oliver Twist", January 1846
Mr Bumble by Kyd (Joseph Clayton Clark)
George Cruikshank original etching of the Artful Dodger (centre), here introducing Oliver (right) to Fagin (left)
Fagin
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Fagin is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist. In the story, Fagin is the leader of a group of children whom he teaches to make their livings
Oliver Twist
…Oliver Twist, who, after being raised in a workhouse, escapes to London, where he meets a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin, discovers the secrets of his parentage, and reconnects with his remaining family. Oliver Twist unromantically portrays the sordid lives of criminals…
Fagin in a watercolour by 'Kyd' (1889)
Fagin waits to be hanged
Fence Ikey Solomon, on whom Fagin has often been said to be based
Oliver Twist (Jackie Coogan) held captive, by Fagin (Lon Chaney) and his criminal gang in Oliver Twist (1922 film)