Background
Margaret Emily Shore was born in 1819 to Thomas Shore and his wife, Juliana.
Margaret Emily Shore was born in 1819 to Thomas Shore and his wife, Juliana.
She kept a journal from the age of eleven until her death from consumption at the age of nineteen. This was not just a diary but it recorded her thoughts on a wide range of subjects. Margaret who went by the name of Emily was creditted with educating her two younger sisters, Arabella and Louisa Catherine Shore.
Emily Shore moved to Funchal, Madeira, with her family at the end of her life in search of a healthier climate.
She died there in 1839. Her final journal is a descriptive account of life in Funchal.
A second edition was published in 1898. These journals are now in America as they were not delivered at the time.
These journals reveal that Emily"s autobiography was, to a degree, converted into a biography by her then elderly sisters.
Alternative country band The Handsome Family recorded a song based on the diaries, "Emily Shore 1819-1839", on their 1996 album Milk and Scissors.
