Ewald Gerhard Seeliger

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Ewald Gerhard Seeliger

Ewald Gerhard Seeliger (1877-1959) was a German novelist. Seeliger was a prolific writer who wrote novels mainly set at sea or around Hamburg. [1]

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He is known for his 1910 novel England's Fiend about a German inventor who takes on the Royal Navy in a new airship, and his 1913 comedy crime story Peter Voss, Thief of Millions which has been adapted into many films. He is sometimes known as E.G. Seeliger.

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  1. Bridgham p.79

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