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Charles Stewart

A lean, lively Highland gentleman who moves through Edinburgh under borrowed names, drinking the king's health across the water and charming even good Whig houses into silence.

supporting

Also known as Mr. Stewart, Highland, The Highland Writer Mr. Charles Stewart, Stewart, Charlie Stewart, Charlie

First appearance: The Highland Writer

As a supporting figure in Catriona, Charles Stewart is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A Highland writer who introduces David to the legal intricacies of the Appin case and acts as a guide.
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Known in one house as Mr. Jamieson and in France as the Chevalier Stewart, he is a man so privileged that, as one hostess jokes, he might set fire to her corn-barn and still be welcomed back. His ease among enemies and…

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Character Web

26 connections

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ABAlan Breck Ste…JMJames More Mac…LALord Advocate …MCMungo CampbellDBDavid BalfourCSCharles Stewart

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Main Edinburgh Plot
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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In the story

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