The Master of Ballantrae · Character
Alan Black Stewart
A Jacobite supporter and acquaintance of the Master.
minor
Also known as Alan Black, Stewart
First appearance: The Master's Wanderings
Alan Black Stewart shows up with force in The Master's Wanderings. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Challenges the Master to a duel but is outrun; the Master later explains he relied on Stewart's vanity to keep silent.
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In The Master's Wanderings: Challenges the Master to a duel but is outrun; the Master later explains he relied on Stewart's vanity to keep silent. Later, in Endnotes: Mentioned as the possible correct identity for the…
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