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In an ‘Oliver Twist’ prequel, Fagin gets a first name — and the spotlight
A new 'Oliver Twist' prequel is told from the perspective of one of literature's most antisemitic caricatures.
Charles Dickens’s Fagin gets rehabilitated, again
Allison Epstein’s “Fagin the Thief” is the latest work to reimagine a famously offensive character from “Oliver Twist” ...
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A new twist on ‘Oliver Twist’ | Opinion
Years earlier in 1838, Charles Dickens published “Oliver Twist”, a novel about the cruel ... I bet there are books that could help me understand, but the library has been closed since the ...
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Allison Epstein's 'Fagin the Thief' gives the Oliver Twist character a backstory
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with novelist Allison Epstein about her new novel "Fagin the Thief," which imagines a backstory for the character from the Charles Dickens book "Oliver Twist." ...
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English KS2: Oliver Twist
Episode 1 audioEpisode 1 Oliver Twist Oliver's birth, early life in the workhouse and harsh treatment from Mr Sowerberry. Episode 2. audioEpisode 2 Oliver meets the Artful Dodger and joins Fagin's ...