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On This Day in Scotland 9 March 1776: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is published, becoming the best known work of economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith.

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1811: First known purchase of Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility" by the Prince Regent (later George IV), a fan.

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On This Day in Scotland 13 December 1721: The death off the coast of West Africa of Alexander Selkirk, the Scot whose experiences inspired Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe".

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1902: Beatrix Potter's "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" is published by Frederick Warne & Co. in London.

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On This Day in Scotland 27 June 1751: David Balfour and Alan Breck, fictional heroes of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel "Kidnapped", begin their trek across Scotland.

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ThisDayTrivia Mars Invasion Causes National Panic October 30 1938 Orson Welles panics nation with his radio adaption of The War of the Worlds by H. G Wells about a Martian alien invasion Broadcast in the style of an on going news event many people missed the opening disclaimer

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1719: Daniel Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe' is published, often considered the first English novel.

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ThisDayTrivia Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm Died September 20, 1863 b. 1785 German author. He & his brother Wilhelm Grimm created Grimms' Fairy Tales (1812-15) a collection of German folk tales included Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs Hansel & Gretel Rumpelstiltskin Pied Piper of Hamlin

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On This Day in Scotland 23 May 1951: The death in Edinburgh of Christina Kay, the schoolteacher who became the model for the main character in Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.