“Fagin” is the character of-

Oliver Twist, in full Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress, novel by Charles Dickens, published serially under the pseudonym “Boz” from 1837 to 1839 in Bentley’s Miscellany and in a three-volume book in 1838. The novel was the first of the author’s works to realistically depict the impoverished London underworld and to illustrate his belief that poverty leads to crime.

Important characters of Oliver Twists:
- Artful Dodger,
- Mr. Brownlow,
- Mr. Bumble,
- Noah Claypole,
- Jack Dawkin,
- Toby Crackit,
- Agnes Fleming,
- Fagin

- Fagin is a criminal. He is the leader and father figure to a gang of young thieves. He rarely commits crimes himself, instead he employs others to commit crimes on his behalf.
- Agnes Fleming is Oliver’s mother


[ Source: charlesdickensinfo.com , Britannica]