Oliver Twist · Character
Kags
An old criminal acquaintance of Fagin's.
minor
Also known as Mr. Kags
First appearance: xxxix introduces some respectable characters with whom the reader is already acquainted and shows how monks and the jew laid their worthy heads together
Kags shows up with force in The Pursuit and Escape. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A returned transport and robber, also hiding with Sikes in Jacob's Island.
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- Supporting characters from Oliver's past and resolution
- Fagin's criminal gang
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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See Kags in xxxix introduces some respectable characters with whom the reader is already acquainted and shows how monks and the jew laid their worthy heads together