Jane Austen
publication date: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 (part of Round XXIV)
category: 
Literature
clue: Be sensible here: You're only guessing at this goo, not marrying her.
explanation: Austen's books usually involved the pursuit of marriage to a successful man. The word "sensible" refers to her novel Sense and Sensibility. more…
solved by: Steve West, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Lori Lancaster, Aaron Fischer, Mihai Rusu, Jackie Mason, Todd Brotsch, E. M., Christine Marie Doiron, Anna Gregoline, Brad Htnck, Elizabeth Chesher, Kevin Laudadio, Sean Price, Mark Moretto, and Taylor Morrissette
player landmarks: This was the first goo solved by Taylor Morrissette.
Similar Goos
Amy Tan
You'll need all the joy luck you can get to recognize this Californian author. Go »
Arthur C. Clarke
This scribe of Rama is a prolific author, but he'd have to write about 2,001 more books to catch up with Asimov. Go »
Ayn Rand
Capitalism and individuality were the core values of this Russian-born author-philosopher. Go »
Gollum
The words "my precious" had such a nice ring to them that he muttered them for 500 years. Go »
Anne Rice
It only takes a minute to cook a vampire. Go »
