The Guru by Manly P Hall A.E. Waite told through the guise of

told through the guise of a disciple reminiscing upon many years of association with his beloved Hindu teacher

partly in verse-form

boards and spine are faded

It's presented in a dictionary format

The Guru by Manly P Hall A.E. Waite told through the guise ofTHE GURU and his Disciples by Manly P Hall Publication: 1972 Philosophical Research Society This is the story of the holy or mystic life in India, told through the guise of a disciple reminiscing upon many years of association with his beloved Hindu teacher. Through a narrative blend of actual incidents in the lives of several disciples, Mr. Hall personally knew many wise teachers upon whom the principal characters of the story were modeled. Here the