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How far can a red-haired office boy get with a sharp tongue, steady nerve, and someone to win over?
In Sewell Ford's Torchy and Vee, a quick-witted New Yorker talks his way upward through the business world. Torchy starts as an office boy and becomes a sharp young assistant, with little respect for rank. Among bosses, messengers, and clients, his nerve and good humor help him bluff through trouble.
But getting ahead is not all Torchy wants. Vee, short for Verona, is the young woman he loves, and she has a mind of her own. As office problems call for quick answers, romance makes him see himself differently. Short comic episodes bring his working life and his hopes for love together in his own breezy voice.
What you’ll discover
- An underdog with nerve Follow Torchy as quick thinking and cheerful confidence carry him through the business world.
- Love beyond the jokes Meet Vee, whose independent mind gives Torchy more to think about than getting ahead.
- Desks, bosses, and punch lines Find comedy in office problems, where Mr. Robert Ellins relies on his quick young assistant.
- New York in full chatter Enjoy fast talk and early twentieth-century American slang in Torchy's lively account of city life.
- Small troubles, lively episodes Each short episode brings a fresh problem and punch line to a growing picture of Torchy.
Who will love it
For readers who enjoy light comedy, American slang of the early 1900s and a cheerful underdog, and anyone curious about office life in old New York. A gentle romance adds heart to the office humor and ambition.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- Torchy talks his way upward
- The office is a stage for comedy
- Vee gives the story its heart
- Humor, voice and what lasts
Who’s who
- TorchyA red-haired New York office boy turned sharp young assistant, who tells the story and wants to get ahead and win Vee.
- VeeVerona, the young woman Torchy loves, who has a mind of her own and makes him see himself differently.
- Mr. Robert EllinsTorchy's polished employer in the series, who relies on his quick assistant to solve problems around the office.
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Torchy y Vee
by Sewell Ford · 1919
Torchy talks his way up in a New York office, but winning Vee calls for more than a quick tongue.
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Torchy and Vee is a comic novel by the American writer Sewell Ford, published in the early years of the twentieth century. It belongs to his series about Torchy, a quick-witted, red-haired New York office boy who rises in the business world on nerve and good humor.
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Torchy talks his way upward
The heart of the book is Torchy himself. He is a young New Yorker with red hair, a sharp tongue and almost no respect for rank. He started as an office boy, and in this series he has climbed by being useful, observant and quick on his feet.
Ford lets him tell the story in his own words. That means slang, shortcuts and jokes, all delivered as if Torchy were leaning on a desk and chatting with you. His confidence is his main tool. He sizes up a situation fast and often finds a clever way through it.
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What is Torchy and Vee about?
It is a comic novel about Torchy, a quick-witted New York office worker who climbs through the business world while falling in love with Vee. It mixes office humor, city slang and a gentle romance.
Who is Torchy in Sewell Ford's books?
Torchy is a red-haired New York office boy who rises by wit and nerve. He tells his own stories in lively slang, and Ford wrote a whole series about him.
Who is Vee in Torchy and Vee?
Vee, short for Verona, is the young woman Torchy loves. She gives the book its romantic thread and brings out a gentler, more earnest side of the fast-talking hero.
The author
Sewell Ford
1868–1946 · American humorist
Sewell Ford was an American writer who lived in the United States from 1868 to 1946. He wrote fiction in the early twentieth century. His books included Shorty McCabe, Shorty McCabe on the Job, Odd Numbers: Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe, and Torchy and Vee.
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