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James Stewart

Ardshiel's half-brother and canny agent, the man who quietly collects the clansmen's secret rents — and whose name will one day be famous for a hanging.

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Also known as James, James Stewart, that James Stewart

First appearance: I Hear of the “Red Fox”

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

Mentioned as Ardshiel's half-brother and agent who manages the collection of rents for the exiled chief.

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James Stewart of the Glens is the steady hand behind Appin's exiled chief, funneling the hard-wrung guineas of crofters and farmers overseas while keeping peace with the Crown's factor, Colin Roy Campbell. Where Alan's temper burns hot against the Red Fox, James works by patience and accommodation — a caution that may prove as dangerous as any feud. His quiet management of impossible loyalties sets the whole machinery of the story in motion.

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Covenant crew and antagonists
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Alan Breck Stewart
family · positive
Alan's foster brother and fellow Jacobite, bound by clan loyalty and shared danger. How this plays out →
Alan Breck Stewart
family · positive
Alan's foster brother and fellow Jacobite, bound by clan loyalty and shared danger. How this plays out →
Alan Breck Stewart
family · positive
Alan's foster brother and fellow Jacobite, bound by clan loyalty and shared danger. How this plays out →

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I Hear of the “Red Fox”
Mentioned as Ardshiel's half-brother and agent who manages the collection of rents for the exiled chief.
XVII: The Death of the Red Fox
James of the Glens is mentioned as the man David seeks in Aucharn, and is implicated in the murder by the lawyer.
XVIII: I Talk with Alan in the Wood of Lettermore
James of the Glens, Alan's kinsman, is mentioned as the person they will visit at Aucharn to get clothes, arms, and money.
The House of Fear
Hosts Alan and David; panics over the Appin Murder; organizes the hiding of weapons; agrees to issue a warrant against Alan and David to save himself.
XXI: The Flight in the Heather: The Heugh of Corrynakiegh
James is mentioned as having been clapped in prison at Fort William under strong suspicion of complicity in the Appin Murder. Mrs. Stewart's note warns that if Alan is captured, both he and James are as good as dead.

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