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While it is unlikely she was pregnant when first abandoned, Marguerite gave birth to a child while on the island. The baby died, as did the young man and the maidservant. It is possible the baby died due to insufficient milk, Marguerite's diet being poor. Marguerite survived by hunting wild animals,
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381:), an adaptation by Severn Thompson of Glover's novel.The Swedish author Karolina Ramqvist references Marguerite's marooning, as well as de la Navarre's and Trevet's accounts, in her Björnkvinnan (The Bear Woman) from 2019.
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