Read the excerpt from "An Author to Her Book."

"Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain,
Who after birth didst by my side remain,
Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true,
Who thee abroad, exposed to public view,
Made thee in rags, halting to th' press to trudge...."

What does the author's description of her offspring as being "in rags" convey to the reader?

A. She wanted common people to relate to her book.
B. Her book was not ready for public viewing.
C. She did not know how to finish her book.
D. Her book was inappropriate.