Project Gutenberg 2007-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 404 Ford, Sewell 1868 1946 Torchy As A Pa Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Torchy As A Pa" by Sewell Ford is a humorous novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around a young man named Torchy, who embarks on a variety of light-hearted adventures and misadventures in his daily life, revealing his interactions with friends, family, and community. The narrative blends playful social commentary and endearing character sketches, especially as Torchy navigates relationships and domesticity. The opening of the novel introduces Torchy and his partner, Vee, as they discover the new lives of old acquaintances, Lucy Lee and Captain Blake, who have recently moved into a cramped New York apartment. As they visit the Blakes, the contrast between the couple's lively past and their current mundane existence is highlighted. Throughout the visit, Vee expresses concern for Lucy's loneliness in the city, which leads them to brainstorm ways to build a sense of community in their new surroundings. The stage is set for an exploration of urban life and human connection, characterized by Torchy's witty observations and infectious enthusiasm for solving problems, whether they be social or personal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Humorous stories Private secretaries -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 472188 2025-06-08T15:39:08.361039 text/html 478354 2007-02-19T13:11:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 181548 2007-02-19T13:12:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 261508 2025-06-08T15:39:17.529003 application/epub+zip 265152 2025-06-08T15:39:10.608028 application/epub+zip 261644 2025-06-08T15:39:09.238052 application/epub+zip 442486 2025-06-08T15:39:22.641966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401110 2025-06-08T15:39:16.436987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369306 2022-09-09T15:38:11.130790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428366 2025-06-08T15:39:07.184515 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 428269 2007-02-19T13:11:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169226 2007-02-19T13:12:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18432 2025-06-08T15:39:22.780930 application/rdf+xml 9801 2025-06-08T15:39:09.800986 image/jpeg 2858 2025-06-08T15:39:09.519011 image/jpeg 241520 2025-06-08T15:39:08.404012 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog