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Torchy and Vee

Sewell Ford

Torchy and Vee

Paper book: €24.99

Digital: €5.99

Original publication
1919
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
510
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Romance
Moods
Have a laugh, Fall in love, Get ahead in life
Translated from
English

Book summary

Once a red-haired office boy, Torchy has become private secretary to the president of a big New York company. Married to Vee and a young father, he lives in the suburbs at the end of the First World War. At the office as at home, he meddles in the affairs of his colleagues, his neighbours and his friends, especially when love is involved.

Seventeen linked comic stories, told by Torchy himself, with his New York straight talk and plenty of humour.

Short and lively, they are easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

뉴욕 청년이 유머로 들려주는 자기 이야기. 빨간 머리 청년 토치는 뉴욕 대기업 사장의 비서다. 아내 이름은 비.

The world of the book

제1차 세계대전 말의 뉴욕. 이야기의 배경은 1918년과 1919년. 많은 미국 청년이 프랑스로 싸우러 떠났다. 뉴욕의 사무원들은 매일 저녁 기차를 타고 근교 소도시의 집으로 돌아간다. 요리사들은 보수가 더 좋은 공장으로 떠나고, 가정마다 채소를 직접 기른다.

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