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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 Titan Leeds. This character hears Father Abraham repeat many of his words in “The Way to Wealth,” an essay prepended to the 1757 edition of a publication (10[1])in which he popularized proverbs such as “God (-5[1])helps those who help themselves.” For 10 points, name this character who is actually a pseudonym used by Benjamin Franklin (-5[1])to publish an almanac. ■END■ (10[2]0[3])

ANSWER: Poor Richard [or Richard Saunders; accept Poor Richard’s Almanac; prompt on Benjamin Franklin or Ben Franklin before mention by asking “what persona was the author writing as?”] (Lawrence’s essay is “Benjamin Franklin” from Studies in Classic American Literature. Cardanus Rider is a near-anagram of Richard Saunders. Poor Richard’s “printer” was, of course, Ben Franklin.)
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Adrian WongThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere11410
Aaron Dos RemediosModerator Can't Neg me While in AlphaRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers122-5
Gareth ThorlaksonSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donutas rational as the square root of two power bottoms142-5
Henry AtkinsCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 1470
Maude-Sophie Lockmanas rational as the square root of two power bottomsSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donut14710
Ishan JoshiRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha1470
Mattias EhatammYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitTensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken14710
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up Communism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country1470

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