The Artful Dodger

Adventures and Misadventures in Australia and England

Should he be hanged or transported?
The Artful Dodger is the best pick-pocket in England, a one-person crime wave. Although only a child, he seems certain to face the noose. But, to everyone’s surprise but his own, he escapes this fate and is transported to Australia. There he falls prey to Fred Crimp, a disfigured and vicious criminal who Dodger thinks vaguely familiar. His quick wits save him, and life begins to look better as he discovers there are easier ways to get rich than by picking pockets. But back in London, the peril becomes more deadly and his life at risk. In order to elude Crimp and survive he must call on all his old cunning, and friends both old and new. Take a look at this fast and furious continuation of Dodger’s story.