Flatland

Flatland

Edwin Abbott Abbott, english schoolmaster and theologian (1838-1926)


This ebook presents «Flatland», from Edwin Abbott Abbott. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Motto

- Dedication

- Part I. This World

- Of The Nature Of Flat Land

- Of The Climate Ana Houses In Flatland

- Concerning The Inhabitants Of Flatland

- Concerning The Women

- Of Our Methods Of Recognizing One Another

- Of Recognition By Sight

- Of 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

- Part Ii. Other Lands

- How I Had A Vision Of Lineland

- How I Vainly Tried To Explain The Nature Of Flatland

- 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 Space Land And What I Saw There

- How, Though The Sphere Showed Me Other Mysteries Of Spaceland I Still Desired More

- How The Sphere Encouraged Me In A Vision

- How I Tried To Teach The Theory Of Three Dimensions To My Grandson

- How I Then Tried To Diffuse The Theory Of Three Dimensions By Other Means And Of The Result

- Note