The history of the study of ancient Greece and Rome's relationship to social class has never before been systematically examined. Edith's research is intended to pioneer a shift in the way we think about the history of the cultural presence of 'Classics' in Britain 1789-1939, by looking at it through the prism of social class. With postdoctoral researcher Dr Henry Stead. Edith is looking for compelling answers to the question of the true social sole played by engagement with Classics can be sought through an interdisciplinary study which focuses on the records left by working-class people as well as by the educated elite. They include lower-class diaries, autobiographies, memoirs, stories, poetry, journalism, entertainments, records of recreational activities, and political publications. In 2013 Edith embarked on an investigation of these sources, for details of which see the project's extensive website