B would be really effective I'm sure but I don't know because D kind of hooks me. Probably the answer is B but D panders to me personally for some reason. But it's safe to say that this: "For several years after the death of her husband Albert, Queen Victoria of England remained in mourning." is a little bit more clear than this: "Queen Victoria of England remained in mourning for several years after the death of her husband, Albert." and it varies the sentences pretty effectively.
Asher is different because he likes fiona and he helps jonas and the baby escape to the other world by throwing him in a river instead of killing him. That way the important lady will think he was released
“The Wives of the Dead” was first published in 1832 in The Token, an annual, along with three other stories, “My Kinsman, Major Molineux,” “The Gentle Boy,”