W. Basil Worsfold

William Basil Worsfold (1858–1939) was an English journalist, lawyer and writer on the British Empire, especially South Africa. Educated at Oxford, he was called to the bar and spent long periods in South Africa, where he worked as a journalist. He wrote books on South African history and politics, including Lord Milner's Work in South Africa and The Reconstruction of the New Colonies under Lord Milner, as well as A Visit to Japan and The Principles of Criticism.