Detectives Victorianas - El hombre que tenía nueve vidas (The Man With Nine Lives) by Hugh C Weir - Facts

 

The author of this story is Hugh C Weir. Hugh C. Weir was born on May 1, 1884 in Vergennes, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Under Suspicion (1918), Graft (1915) and What Shall We Do with Him? (1919). He died on March 16, 1934 in New York City.

Madelyn Mack was inspired by the real detective Mary Holland. Mary E. Holland was an American detective who became an early advocate for fingerprint identification in criminal investigations. She was one of the expert witnesses in the first case in which a criminal was convicted by fingerprint evidence in the United States.

The crime takes place in New Jersey. New Jersey is a northeastern U.S. state with some 130 miles of Atlantic coast. 

The pipe that Mr Marsh held in his hand even after dead was said to have belonged to Raleigh. Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1553 – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion in Ireland, helped defend England against the Spanish Armada and held political positions under Elizabeth I.

It was a meerschaum pipe. A meerschaum pipe is a smoking pipe made from the mineral sepiolite, also known as meerschaum. Meerschaum is sometimes found floating on the Black Sea and is rather suggestive of sea foam.

Nora Noraker tells Madelyn off for using cola stimulants. In the late 19th century, kola nuts and coca leaves were commonly blended into stimulant pills, tonics, and medicinal products to combat fatigue, hunger, and depression. These products capitalized on the combined effects of caffeine from the kola nut and cocaine from the coca leaf, which were considered safe "nerve tonics" and "brain tonics" at the time.