The story of “Pride and Prejudice” is based on-

Pride and Prejudice, romantic novel by Jane Austen, published anonymously in three volumes in 1813.

- Pride and Prejudice contains one of the most cherished love stories in English literature: the courtship between Darcy and Elizabeth.
- As in any good love story, the lovers must elude and overcome numerous stumbling blocks, beginning with the tensions caused by the lovers’ own personal qualities.

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