However The Amateur Emigrant is a remarkable revelation of the intermingled complexities of class, race and gender in late Victorian Britain. Andrew Noble (1991) says it was Stevenson's greatest work, due to his willingness to confront the difficult social conditions of his time.
"The Amateur Emigrant" is a significant work that examines class, race, and gender in late Victorian Britain. Andrew Noble (1991) considers it Stevenson's most important novel because of its exploration of these complex societal issues.