fagin

     

Fagin (pronounce /ˈfeɪɡɪn/) is a fictional character who appears in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, referred to in the preface of the novel as "a receiver of stolen goods", but referred to more frequently within the actual story as "the merry old gentleman" or just "the Jew".

Trivia about fagin

  • This character in an 1838 novel was based on Ikey Solomon, a British thief & fence
  • Hanged in an 1837 novel, he so angered some Londoners that his creator toned him down in future editions
  • In "Oliver Twist", Bill Sikes' girl, Nancy, is a member of this man's gang of pickpockets
  • This Dickens villain who teaches boys to steal may have been based on a real criminal, Isaac Solomons
  • In "Oliver Twist", Bill Sikes is an accomplice of this gang leader
  • 19th c. pickpocket gang leader, described as "a receiver of stolen goods", by execution
  • One of Alec Guinness's many masterly character portrayals was as this man in 1948's "Oliver Twist"

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