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Desperate for money, Darius Lindsey, shunned by his wealthy father, agrees to impregnate Lord William Longstreet's pretty wife-of-convenience, but things soon become complicated when he develops feelings for the young beauty--a woman he can never have.

Naive Texan Joe Buck, after twenty-seven years of dependency upon his grandmother, decides to sell what he considers his dashing cowboy charms in New York. "Midnight Cowboy is considered by many to be one of the best American novels published since World War II. The main story centers around Joe Buck, a naive but eager and ambitious young Texan, who decides to leave his dead-end job in search of a grand and glamorous life he believes he will find...