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Main characters – les personnages principaux A brief guide to the characterss :  Lord Brownlow  Mrs Grimwig  Agnes Brownlow  Oliver Twist  Mr Bumble  Mrs Corney  Old Sally  Fagin  The Artful Dodger  Bill Sikes  Nancy Lord Brownlow  A wealthy London aristocrat and collector of old books. Mrs Grimwig His servant and house keeper. Agnes Brownlow Daughter of Lord Brownlow, expelled from her home by her father when she becomes pregnant: finally revealed as Oliver's mother. Oliver Twist Son of Agnes Brownlow but born and brought up in poverty at the Parish Workhouse (an institution to keep the poor off the streets). Mr Bumble The Beadle, an official of the Workhouse responsible for putting into to practice the policy of straving the poor to encourage them to work harder and controlling their numbers. He profits from the virtuel slave-labour system at the workhouse. Mrs Corney The widowed matron of the workhouse, responsible for the preparation of the starvation diet fed to the poor. Mr Bumble is in love with Mrs Corney, but perhaps is more interested in her silverware than in her. Old Sally A poor alcoholic old woman with no family forced to live in the Workhouse. She earns her keep by delivering babies and laying out the dead at the workhouse. Fagin A middle-aged Jewish Londoner, the organiser of a gang of child thieves. The Artful Dodger The leading member of Fagin's gang of child criminals. Charlie Bates Another member of Fagin's gang. Bill Sikes A brutal London thief and alcoholic. Fagin sells his stolen goods. Nancy A prostitute and petty thief, partner of Bill Sikes. Oliver Twist / Dumb Waiter / Romeo and Juliet