In 18th century Isle of Man eleven-year-old Alice Moore, was seemingly abandoned by her mother, then thrown, penniless, into the street by the landlord and left fend for herself.
In her struggle to survive, she slept wherever she could find a bit of shelter and had to steal most of her food.
Alice became an expert at evading capture, but at times she did not escape and on several occasions was sentenced to a term of imprisonment in Castletown gaol.
Eventually, she was caught tryin.
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