The proposed manual is a universal supplement to any school textbook for grade 10. It will help students remember the content of the work before the lesson, write an essay, prepare for the test work and passing the OGE and EGE. Brief contents of the main works of the school curriculum will help update or systematize the existing knowledge. The book presents biographies of writers and poets, important facts from the history of the creation of the work, a short retelling, possible themes and detailed plans of works.