Jack Sheppard (novel) for many months in the "Bentley's Miscellany": Dickens' "Oliver Twist". The plots are similar, in that both deal with an individual attempting to corrupt a boy. Ainsworth's boy is corrupted, whereas Dickens' is not. Both authors also cast Jews as their villains; they are similar in appearance, though Ainsworth's is less powerful. According to Frank Chandler, the novel "was intended as a study in the Spanish style". Such influences appear in Jack's physical description and in the words of the characters. Dramatist John Gay stated that Jack's story is related to the stories of Guzman d'Alfarache, Lazarillo de Tormes, Estevanillo
Frank Dickens Dickens greatest financial success, through syndication in the United States, was "Albert Herbert Hawkins: The Naughtiest Boy in the World" - which reportedly captures the "essential naughtiness" of its author. Dickens has also published several children's books, as well as thrillers connected with bicycle racing: "A Curl Up and Die Day" (Peter Owen Publishers, 1980) and "Three Cheers for the Good Guys" (Macmillan, 1984). On 2 February 2012, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a tribute to Frank Dickens called "Holy Mackerel – It’s My Life!" to mark his 80th birthday, narrated by Bernard Cribbins and with contributors who included fellow cartoonists