Well, one of Howell's feats as listed in the wiki entry is "translating pieces from French, Spanish and German", so he could very well be responsible. Otherwise his entry sounds sympathetic enough, though if "Howells viewed realism as "nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material", then censoring dead German princesses writing in French about their insane family does not fit!

Otoh, behold my latest icon, courtesy of your screencap!