“Well ‘ello there me lovelies.” That’s how my Ma greets everyone so I thought I’d do the same for anyone who reads my diary. Let me introduce myself, my name is Lizzie May Taylor and I am 9 years old. Life here in London is tough. Ma and I went down to the busy markets again this morning to see what we could steal. I only earned one shilling yesterday for sweeping the cold, filthy streets of London town and that doesn’t buy you much round ‘ere. As we chomped on some rotten, discarded apples a well-dressed lady threw something in the gutter right next to us. “Finders keepers” I sang to my Ma as I snuck the paper note book into my dress pocket. So, I now have my very own diary and I will write in it every night.