In an essay, D. H. Lawrence blamed this character and his “tags” for setting up a “barbed wire moral enclosure” that took Lawrence years to get out of. This character’s name is thought to be inspired by the creator of Cardanus Rider, who narrates a work titled British Merlin. This character was wont to place blame on his “printer” and his wife Bridget in works addressed to the “Courteous Reader.” In a stunt inspired by Jonathan Swift’s (*) Isaac Bickerstaff, this character falsely predicted the death of his contemporary (10[1])Titan Leeds. This character hears Father Abraham repeat many of his words in “The Way to Wealth,” an essay prepended (10[1])to the 1757 edition of a publication in which he popularized proverbs such as “God helps those (10[1])who help themselves.” For 10 points, name this fictional author of an almanac actually written by Benjamin Franklin. ■END■