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Torchy and Vee

Sewell Ford

Torchy and Vee

Paper book: €30.99

Digital: €10.99

Original publication
1919
Bilingual edition
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

A young New Yorker’s life, told with humor. Torchy, a red-haired young man, is secretary to the boss of a big New York company. He is married to Vee.

The world of the book

New York at the end of the First World War. The book takes place in 1918 and 1919. Many young Americans have gone to fight in France. In New York, office workers take the train home every evening to the small towns…

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