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Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, 1884.

By the Editor

PART I: THIS WORLD

PART II: OTHER WORLDS

PART I: THIS WORLD

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

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