The daughter of Stephen Fricker, she was the first wife of Robert Southey and the mother of his children; they married in secret in 1795.

CORRESPONDENCE OF Edith Southey [née Fricker]:

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 29 May 1798 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 4 June 1798 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 14 October 1798 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 9 May 1799 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 17 April 1801 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 14 October 1801 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 14 October 1801 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, May 1804 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 10 May 1804 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 16 May 1804 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 14 October 1805 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 12 April 1806 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 23 July 1812 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 5 September 1813 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 28 September 1813 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 28 May 1817 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 11 June 1817 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 30 December 1823 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 30 June 1825 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Edith Southey, 7 July 1825 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)