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The spectre of the overcoated Fagin looming large over the lives of dependent children is one of the most enduring characters of children’s fiction.
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LIMITED OFFERThe spectre of the overcoated Fagin looming large over the lives of dependent children is one of the most enduring characters of children’s fiction.
A schemer who trains children to be pickpockets, while providing them with food and somewhere to stay, has become synonymous with exploitation since Oliver Twist was published almost two centuries ago.
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