A new edition of one of Robert Louis Stevenson's most popular and enduring works, an exciting adventure story and a key work of nineteenth-century fiction and of Scottish literature.,The only critical edition of the 1895 text, the last to be corrected by the author before his death.,Ian Duncan's introduction examines the novel's genesis and influence, its literary contexts in the historical novel and adventure fiction (from Walter Scott to Alfred Hitchcock), and its abiding appeal.,Includes up-to-date bibliography, note on textual history, full and accurate notes, and a glossary of Scots words and phrases.,Includes the map originally printed as a fold-out in early editions, and Stevenson's 'Note to Kidnapped', unpublished since 1922.