Clementine Abel, ''alias'' Clelie Betemann (''née'' Clementine Hofmeister) (born and died

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, Germany; 15 January 1826 – 30 November 1905) was a

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writer. She wrote

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s and tales especially for children and teenagers, as well as articles for newspapers. Abel was married to book shopper Ambrosius Abel.

Works

* ''Meine Sonntage. Rückblicke und Erinnerungen'' (1882) * ''An der Mutter Hand'' (1883) * ''Sprüche, Strophen und Stimmungsbilder. Lyrisches und Didaktisches'' (1889)

References

1826 births 1905 deaths 19th-century German writers German children's writers German women children's writers Writers from Leipzig 19th-century German women writers Writers from the German Empire {{Germany-writer-stub