diff --git a/controller/Root.py b/controller/Root.py
index d4d7a3e..40b5e37 100644
--- a/controller/Root.py
+++ b/controller/Root.py
@@ -134,7 +134,29 @@ class Root( object ):
     result = self.__users.current( user_id = None )
     blog_notebooks = [ nb for nb in result[ "notebooks" ] if nb.name == u"Luminotes blog" ]
 
-    return self.__notebooks.load_recent_notes( blog_notebooks[ 0 ].object_id, start, count, user_id )
+    result.update( self.__notebooks.load_recent_notes( blog_notebooks[ 0 ].object_id, start, count, user_id ) )
+
+    return result
+
+  @expose( view = Main_page )
+  @grab_user_id
+  @validate(
+    user_id = Valid_id( none_okay = True ),
+  )
+  def guide( self, user_id = None ):
+    """
+    Provide the information necessary to display the Luminotes user guide.
+
+    @rtype: unicode
+    @return: rendered HTML page
+    @raise Validation_error: one of the arguments is invalid
+    """
+    result = self.__users.current( user_id = None )
+    guide_notebooks = [ nb for nb in result[ "notebooks" ] if nb.name == u"Luminotes user guide" ]
+
+    result.update( self.__notebooks.contents( guide_notebooks[ 0 ].object_id, user_id = user_id ) )
+
+    return result
 
   # TODO: move this method to controller.Notebooks, and maybe give it a more sensible name
   @expose( view = Json )
diff --git a/controller/test/Test_root.py b/controller/test/Test_root.py
index be1df63..57f1e77 100644
--- a/controller/test/Test_root.py
+++ b/controller/test/Test_root.py
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ class Test_root( Test_controller ):
     )
     self.database.save( self.blog_note )
 
+    self.guide_notebook = Notebook.create( self.database.next_id( Notebook ), u"Luminotes user guide" )
+    self.database.save( self.guide_notebook )
+    self.guide_note = Note.create(
+      self.database.next_id( Note ), u"<h3>it's all self-explanatory</h3>",
+      notebook_id = self.guide_notebook.object_id,
+    )
+    self.database.save( self.guide_note )
+
     self.username = u"mulder"
     self.password = u"trustno1"
     self.email_address = u"outthere@example.com"
@@ -43,6 +51,7 @@ class Test_root( Test_controller ):
     self.database.save( self.anonymous )
     self.database.execute( self.anonymous.sql_save_notebook( self.anon_notebook.object_id ) )
     self.database.execute( self.anonymous.sql_save_notebook( self.blog_notebook.object_id ) )
+    self.database.execute( self.anonymous.sql_save_notebook( self.guide_notebook.object_id ) )
 
   def test_index( self ):
     result = self.http_get( "/" )
@@ -116,6 +125,13 @@ class Test_root( Test_controller ):
 
     assert result
 
+  def test_guide( self ):
+    result = self.http_get(
+      "/guide",
+    )
+
+    assert result
+
   def test_next_id( self ):
     result = self.http_get( "/next_id" )