Manos Eleftheriou weaves, through the selected texts, the web of Ermoupolis, bringing to life its past and its resplendent beauty, while also composing a unique story of its literary and cultural life. Among others, the following are anthologized: Andreas Syngros, Dimitrios Vikelas, Gerard de Nerval, Theophilos Gautier, Georgios Souris, Emmanuel Roidis, Giannis Psycharis, Kostas Uranis, Kleon Rangavis, Velissarios Freris, Rita Boumi-Papa, Nikos Dimou, Markos Vamvakaris, M. Karagatsis, I. M. Panagiotopoulos, Manos Eleftheriou, etc.
The photographs included in the book are by Camillo Nolla.