CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 23 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release:
If Hollywood is the measure, classic novels written by women are all the rage.
In the coming months, "House of the Dragon" actor Emma Corrin will star as Lizzie Bennet in a Netflix adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice," Daisy Edgar-Jones will headline a new "Sense and Sensibility" movie, and Aimee Lou Wood will play the titular character in a television adaptation of "Jane Eyre." Earlier this year, director Emerald Fennell's version of "Wuthering Heights" grossed more than $240 million at the box office.
That's just on the screen. The publishing industry is showing renewed interest in these women-authored classics, releasing a new "Pride and Pre...