. . . . . . "Oliver Twist" . "Nancy is a fictional character in the novel Oliver Twist and its numerous theatre, television and motion picture adaptations. She is a member of Fagin's gang and the lover, and eventual victim, of Bill Sikes. Though it is never explicitly stated in the novel, it is strongly implied that Nancy is a prostitute as well as a thief. Dickens expressly asserted this in his preface to the novel's 1841 edition (\"the boys are pickpockets, and the girl is a prostitute\")."@en . . . . "Nance"@en . . . . . . .