The Annotated Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
THE ANNOTATED FLATLAND......Page 32
Introduction......Page 40
Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, 1884......Page 52
PART I: THIS WORLD......Page 62
1. Of the Nature of Flatland......Page 64
2. Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland......Page 69
3. Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland......Page 74
4. Concerning the Women......Page 80
5. Of our Methods of Recognizing one another......Page 88
6. Of Recognition by Sight......Page 96
7. Concerning Irregular Figures......Page 104
8. Of the Ancient Practice of Painting......Page 110
9. Of the Universal Colour Bill......Page 115
10. Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition......Page 121
11. Concerning our Priests......Page 128
12. Of the Doctrine of our Priests......Page 132
PART II: OTHER WORLDS......Page 142
13. How I had a Vision of Lineland......Page 144
14. How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland......Page 152
15. Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland......Page 160
16. How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland......Page 167
17. How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds......Page 180
18. How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there......Page 186
19. How, though the Sphere shewed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it......Page 195
20. How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision......Page 212
21. How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success......Page 218
22. How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result......Page 222
The Fourth Dimension in Mathematics......Page 234
Bibliography of Edwin Abbott Abbott......Page 262
Bibliography of Charles Howard Hinton......Page 266
Sources and References......Page 268
Further Reading......Page 270