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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926. English scholar, theologian, and writer.)

To The Inhabitants of SPACE IN GENERAL And H. C. IN PARTICULAR This Work is Dedicated By a Humble Native of Flatland In the Hope that Even as he was Initiated into the Mysteries Of THREE Dimensions Having been previously conversant With ONLY TWO So the Citizens of that Celestial Region May aspire yet higher and higher To the Secrets of FOUR FIVE OR EVEN SIX Dimensions Thereby contributing To the Enlargement of THE IMAGINATION And the possible Development Of that most rare and excellent Gift of MODESTY Among the Superior Races Of SOLID HUMANITY

Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, 1884.

By the Editor

CONTENTS:

PART I: THIS WORLD

PART II: OTHER WORLDS

PART I: THIS WORLD

"Be patient, for the world is broad and wide."

Section 1. Of the Nature of Flatland

Section 2. Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland

Section 3. Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland

Section 4. Concerning the Women

Section 5. Of our Methods of Recognizing one another

Section 6. Of Recognition by Sight

Section 7. Concerning Irregular Figures

Section 8. Of the Ancient Practice of Painting

Section 9. Of the Universal Colour Bill

Section 10. Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition

Section 11. Concerning our Priests

Section 12. Of the Doctrine of our Priests

PART II: OTHER WORLDS

"O brave new worlds, that have such people in them!"

Section 13. How I had a Vision of Lineland

Section 14. How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland

Section 15. Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland

Section 16. How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland

Section 17. How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds

Section 18. How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there

Section 19. How, though the Sphere shewed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it

Section 20. How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision

Section 21. How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success

Section 22. How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result

HOW TO WRITE CLEARLY.

FLATLAND

CONTENTS

PART I THIS WORLD

FLATLAND

PART I THIS WORLD

§ 1.—Of the Nature of Flatland.

§ 2.—Of the climate and houses in Flatland.

§ 3.—Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland.

§ 4.—Concerning the Women.

§ 5.—Of our methods of recognizing one another.

§ 6.—Of Recognition by Sight.

§ 7.—Of Irregular Figures.

§ 8.—Of the Ancient Practice of Painting.

§ 9.—Of the Universal Colour Bill.

§ 10.—Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition.

§ 11.—Concerning our Priests.

§ 12.—Of the Doctrine of our Priests.

PART II OTHER WORLDS

PART II OTHER LANDS

§ 13.—How I had a Vision of Lineland.

§ 14.—How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland.

§ 15.—Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland.

§ 16.—How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland.

§ 17.—How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds.

§ 18.—How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there.

§ 19.—How, though the Sphere showed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it.

§ 20.—How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision.

§ 21.—How I tried to teach the theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success.

§ 22.—How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result.

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