+=item L<Maypole::Manual::About> - Overview of the Project
+
+This document is a general introduction to Maypole: what it is, what it
+does and how it works.
+
+Maypole is a framework for Web development. At the basic level, it
+converts a URL like C<http://www.mysite.com/product/display/12> into a
+method call such as "perform the C<display> method on item C<12> in the
+C<product> table" and then shows the result: here, presumably, a
+description of item C<12> in your product database,
+
+It is based on Model-View-Controller (MVC), a design paradigm in
+which each major aspect of an application's operation is
+handled by a different and totally separate system).
+
+Basic installation instructions are given. A sample Web
+application--the Beer database--is introduced, set up, and
+discussed. Finally, the path a Maypole request takes as it
+moves through the system is described.
+
+=item L<Maypole::Manual::Model> - Model Classes *
+
+This document introduces the I<model class>, which controls
+the interaction between Maypole and your database. The use of
+"actions"--method calls that operate on your database--is
+discussed. Maypole's default model class is L<Class::DBI>,
+which basically creates a class for each table in your
+database and provides a variety of convenient methods for
+manipulating each table and its relations. It integrates very
+smoothly with Maypole's default L<view class|Maypole::Manual::View>,
+the L<Template|Template> Toolkit.
+
+=item L<Maypole::Manual::View> - View Classes *
+
+This document is an extensive discussion of Maypole's I<view class>,
+which takes the data produced by the model (see
+above) and sends it through a templating
+system in order to produce output. It focusses chiefly on
+the L<Template> Toolkit, which is Maypole's default templating
+system, but discusses other possibilities.
+
+=item L<Maypole::Manual::StandardTemplates> - Standard actions and templates *
+
+This document discusses the standard actions and templates
+that Maypole uses. The standard actions (method calls that
+operate on your database) include C<list>, which generates a
+paged list of a table suitable for browsing, and C<search>, which
+handles a search query and generates search results.
+
+The standard templates, which generate output for display on
+the Web, also include C<list>, which displays the entries in a
+table, and C<search>, which displays the result of a search.
+
+You'll note that most actions are associated with templates.
+
+This document also introduces the theory behind Maypole's
+actions and templates, showing you how to write your own
+so that you can have a highly customized application.