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Flatland : an edition with notes and commentary
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Flatland : an edition with notes and commentary

Edwin Abbott Abbott

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Of the nature of flatland
Of the climate and houses in flatland
Concerning the inhabitants of flatland
Concerning the women
Of our methods in recognizing one another
Of recognition by sight
Concerning irregular figures
Of the ancient practice of painting
Of the universal colour bill
Of the suppression of the chromatic sedition
Concerning our priests
Of the doctrine of our priests
How I had a vision of lineland
How I in my vision i endeavored to explain the nature of Flatland, but could not
Concerning a stranger from spaceland
How the stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of spaceland
How the sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds
How I came to spaceland and what I saw there
How, though the sphere showed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it
How the sphere encouraged me in a vision
How I tried to teach the theory of three dimensions to my grandson, and with what success
How I then tried to diffuse the theory of three dimensions by other means, and of the result
Epilogue by the editor.

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Flatland : an edition with notes and commentary by Edwin Abbott Abbott. ISBN 9780521759946. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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