# "Little Women" - mostly a copy of an earlier book

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 5, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-women-mostly-a-copy-of-an-earlier-book/288524 "2005-02-05T15:19:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brynhildr\_Budladottir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Brynhildr\_Budladottir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynhildr_Budladottir)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-women-mostly-a-copy-of-an-earlier-book/288524/21 "2014-02-28T21:39:49Z")

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_The Daisy Chain_ and _Little Women_ have similarities because both fit into a nineteenth century genre of “domestic fiction”- books about family life often with female protagonists.

FTR I love\* Little Women\*.

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**Author:** ![Brynhildr\_Budladottir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Brynhildr\_Budladottir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynhildr_Budladottir)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-women-mostly-a-copy-of-an-earlier-book/288524/22 "2014-02-28T22:27:36Z")

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EDIT: Yes I know this is an old thread.

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