From a reviewer’s perspective, something called “The Artful Dodger” is a no-lose prospect. Such a series will either be a creatively speculative exploration of one of the more memorable characters in ...

Who was the real villain of Oliver Twist — Fagin, introduced in the cast of characters as “a crafty old Jew, a receiver of stolen goods,” or the author Charles Dickens himself? As it turned out, my ...

And a new biography of Dickens is getting prominent reviews, including front-page billing in The Washington Post Book World. But what’s been missing from the articles I’ve read about these works is ...

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." Sometimes, ...

Fagan is surrounded by his band of thieves in the Parkersburg Actors Guild production of “Oliver!” opening at 8 p.m. at the guild playhouse at 724 Market St. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG — “Oliver!” — ...