W. Basil Worsfold’s account of Lord Milner’s tenure in South Africa chronicles British imperial governance from 1897 through the end of the Second Boer War, culminating in the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902. Milner, as High Commissioner, presided over one of the most contested chapters in Britain’s imperial history, and this volume examines his administrative vision, reconstruction policies, and the controversies surrounding his methods.
Written from a broadly sympathetic perspective, the work nonetheless provides essential primary-source material for understanding late-Victorian and Edwardian imperialism. Download the free EPUB for a detailed study of British colonial administration at the height of empire.