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The book includes two novels by the American writer, literary critic and teacher John Erskine: "The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1925) and Adam and Eve, Though He Knew Best (1927). While addressing eternal themes, the author actually writes about current and timeless issues. Ancient Greek and ancient heroes appear here as ordinary people: Helen gives her daughter advice about men, and Eve reproaches her husband for being late for dinner. Menelaus is unhappy in his marriage, and Adam cannot choose between his wife and his mistress. Erskine reflects on the nature of love and fidelity, passion and duty, social norms and deviation from them. What is unexpected here is not the events, but the writer's point of view, his questions and invitations to discussion.