About Anastasia English Anastasia English was Newfoundland’s first female published novelist. Born in the early 1860s English penned four novels and numerous award-winning short stories. Books by Anastasia English The Curse of Flowervilla by (author) Anastasia English The Curse of Flowervilla by (author) Anastasia English Only A Fisherman's Daughter A Tale of Newfoundland by (author) Anastasia English introduction and notes by Iona Bulgin