The Love Child is a novel written by Thomas Bailey Clegg and was first published in 1906. The story is set in the late 19th century and revolves around the life of a young woman named Ruth Lennox. Ruth is the daughter of a wealthy businessman and is engaged to a man named Robert. However, her life takes an unexpected turn when she discovers that she is pregnant with the child of another man, a man who is already married.Ruth's father is outraged by...