Flatland

A Romance of Many Dimensions

With Illustrations by the Author, A SQUARE

by

Edwin A. Abbott

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2006

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Table of Contents

Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, 1884.

  1. PART I
    THIS WORLD

  2. Of the Nature of Flatland
  3. Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland
  4. Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland
  5. Concerning the Women
  6. Of our Methods of Recognizing one another
  7. Of Recognition by Sight
  8. Concerning Irregular Figures
  9. Of the Ancient Practice of Painting
  10. Of the Universal Colour Bill
  11. Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition
  12. Concerning our Priests
  13. Of the Doctrine of our Priests
  14. PART II
    OTHER WORLDS

  15. How I had a Vision of Lineland
  16. How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland
  17. Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland
  18. How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland
  19. How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds
  20. How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there
  21. How, though the Sphere shewed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it
  22. How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision
  23. How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success
  24. How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result
Cover of the 1884 English edition

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