This book is a kind of guide to the languages of Europe; it contains an overview and comparative analysis of European languages, talks about their history, structure, and mutual influence. Reading rules are given. At the end of the book there is information about artificial languages and personal names common among different peoples, as well as a dictionary of linguistic terms.

For those who want to get acquainted in general terms with the linguistic wealth of Europe, are interested in the origin of words and the nature borrowings, is looking at what foreign language would be interesting and useful to learn, would like to understand my native language more deeply, comparing it with foreign ones.