# Fagin — Oliver Twist character guide

> Fagin in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** old Fagin, Mr. Fagin, the merry old gentleman

**First appearance:** 0008-ix-containing-further-particulars-concerning-the-pleasant-old-gentleman-and-his-hopeful-pupils

## Who they are

A cunning criminal who trains orphan boys as pickpockets in London.

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