These romances are notable for their stories rather than their poetry, and they, like the drama afterwards, furnished the chief mental recreation of time for the great body of people.
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sundarnaz the chief mental recreation of time for the great body of people. = the main intellectual entertainment for most people then (I suggest that a word may be missing from your quote. ")
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sundarnazthe chief mental recreation of time for the great body of people.
= the main intellectual entertainment for most people then
(I suggest that a word may be missing from your quote. It should read, "...recreation of the time....")