Uryvky z chudozhnich tvoriv, litopysiv, zrazkiv naukovo-populyarnoyi literatury suprovodzheno komentaryamy uporyadnyka, yakyy u takyy sposib prahnuv podaty istoriyu Ukrayiny vid naydavnishych chasiv do pochatku XVI ct. Knyha rozrachovana nasampered na vchyteliv ta uchniv. Spodivayemosya, scho yiyi z tsikavistyu i zadovolennyam prochytayut′ usi, chto lyubyt′ istoriyu ta chudozhnye slovo.