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Definition of Clemens
1. Noun. United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910).
Generic synonyms: Humorist, Humourist, Author, Writer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clemens
Literary usage of Clemens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"This reporter died just about the time Mr. Clemens began to write, ... Mr.
Clemens was born in Hannibal, Missouri, a small town on the west bank of the ..."
2. Pennsylvania Archives ...by Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State library, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Library by Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State library, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Library (1899)
"Jacob, .. .xiii, 165, 259 Clemens, Louisa xxvi, ... Jacob xvii, 408 Clemens,
Nicholas, ...xxii, ... Abra'm, xv, 70; xvi, Clemens, Valentine xv, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1902)
"It is well described by Clemens. The genus belongs among the narrow winged ...
Specimens of this easily recognized species, compared with Clemens' type, ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1901)
"... and the younger, who bore the name of Flavius Clemens, was indebted for his
safety to his want of courage and ability.52 The emperor, for a long time, ..."
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