Torchy and Vee

Meet Torchy Collins: press agent, schemer, and the fastest tongue in American comic fiction. In this complete, unabridged edition of Sewell Ford's beloved 1916 volume, the wisecracking hero of 'Torchy' returns — still inventing publicity stunts, still hopelessly devoted to the quick-witted Vee, and now learning that romance and marriage come with complications no campaign can fix. Narrated in Torchy's irresistible slang, the book is a sparkling time capsule of early twentieth-century New York: its bustling offices, social climbers, and soft-hearted schemers. This edition reproduces the original text in full, paired with a new introduction and reader's notes that illuminate Ford's slang, his magazine-era career, and the enduring charm of a hero who talks first and thinks second. Warm, funny, and endlessly quotable, 'Torchy and Vee' remains one of the great comic voices of its age. Part of The Founding Texts Library.