The passage cites all three reasons: the pangs of composition, the practical attitude of publishers treating literature like profit and loss, and running the gauntlet of critics. All of the above is correct.
Why is the literary life mostly an unhappy one -
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due to the attitude of the publishers
because of the criticism of the critics
pangs of composition
All of the above
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