Contents

PART ONE: London, 1899–1914

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

PART TWO: Brussels, 1914–15

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

PART THREE: London, 1915

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

PART FOUR: The Somme, 1916

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

PART FIVE: London, 1918–19

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Thirty

PART SIX: London, 1920

Chapter Thirty-One

Chapter Thirty-Two

Chapter Thirty-Three

Chapter Thirty-Four

Chapter Thirty-Five

Chapter Thirty-Six

EPILOGUE: France, 1920

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Letter to Readers

Acknowledgements

The Street Orphans

Brighter Days Ahead

Tomorrow Brings Sorrow

All I Have to Give

Proud of You

The People’s Friend