Basil CreightonBasil Creighton (May 19, 1885May 3, 1989) was an acclaimed novelist and translator of German authors. Along with his original novels, including Medner Hill Farm and The Leaden Cupid, Creighton made many classics of German literature accessible to Engish audiences. Other than producing the first English edition of The Storm of Steel, his major translations included Der Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre by B. Traven. Creighton was so esteemed that, according to The Times of London, some authors would refuse to have their works translated into English unless Creighton were the translator. Read More Read Less