Which is a compound sentence?
A. On the ferry to Ellis Island, Maggie took a photograph, and now it's sitting in a frame on her dresser at home.
B. According to many scholars, the 1798 publication of Lyrical Ballads by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth began the romantic period in English literature.
Identify the correct choice from the options below and respond with the letter of the correct option.

A