Project Gutenberg 2012-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 189 Le Queux, William 1864 1927 Queux, William Le Queux, William Tufnell Le Queux, William le The Bomb-Makers Being Some Curious Records Concerning the Craft and Cunning of Theodore Drost, an Enemy Alien in London, Together with Certain Revelations Regarding His Daughter Ella The Devil's dice -- The great tunnel plot -- The Hyde Park plot -- The explosive needle -- The brass triangle -- The silent death. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Bomb-Makers" by William Le Queux is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set during World War I, the story revolves around Theodore Drost, a German professor and enemy alien in London, and his daughter Ella. As the narrative unfolds, it becomes clear that Drost is involved in a sinister plot related to bomb-making, while Ella's loyalty to Britain complicates her familial ties and leads her to uncover dangerous secrets. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to a smoky little restaurant where Drost and his companion, Ernst Ortmann, discuss the perilous situation posed by Ella's innocence and burgeoning relationship with a British officer, Lieutenant Seymour Kennedy. As Drost is revealed to have a secret chemical laboratory, Ella stumbles upon his plot, realizing that her father intends to create a devastating weapon. With her lover by her side, she becomes determined to thwart her father's treacherous plans and protect her homeland, setting the stage for a gripping conflict between loyalties and duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short stories Spy stories Mystery fiction Germans -- England -- Fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- London -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 229604 2025-06-16T16:36:22.889927 text/html 231259 2012-10-21T11:27:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 152710 2025-06-16T16:36:30.281810 application/epub+zip 154059 2025-06-16T16:36:26.185880 application/epub+zip 145837 2025-06-16T16:36:24.718857 application/epub+zip 291802 2025-06-16T16:36:33.203797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279889 2025-06-16T16:36:29.398859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188990 2022-09-18T18:56:10.082519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199073 2023-09-18T05:07:15.306923 text/plain 16916 2025-06-16T16:36:33.363835 application/rdf+xml 13783 2025-06-16T16:36:25.289874 image/jpeg 3636 2025-06-16T16:36:25.001865 image/jpeg 148271 2025-06-16T16:36:22.912845 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia