Publisher's Synopsis
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is a satirical novella written by Edwin A. Abbott in 1884. The book is set in a two-dimensional world called Flatland, where all the inhabitants are geometric shapes such as squares, circles, and triangles. The story is told from the perspective of a square who lives in Flatland and describes his experiences of life in a two-dimensional world.The square is a member of the middle class and is content with his life until he is visited by a sphere from a three-dimensional world called Spaceland. The sphere tries to explain the concept of a third dimension to the square, but the square is unable to comprehend it. The sphere then takes the square on a journey through different dimensions, including Lineland (a one-dimensional world) and Pointland (a zero-dimensional world).Throughout the book, Abbott uses the concept of different dimensions to satirize Victorian society, including its class structure and treatment of women. He also explores the limitations of human perception and the difficulty of understanding concepts that are beyond our experience.Flatland has been praised for its imaginative and thought-provoking ideas, and has become a classic of science fiction and mathematical literature. It has been adapted into various forms, including a stage play, a film, and a graphic novel.This Is A New Release Of The Original 1884 Edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
