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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

by

E. A. Abbott

Title Page

Frontpage

PART I: This World

1. Of the Nature of Flatland

2. Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland

3. Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland

4. Concerning the Women

5. Of our Methods of Recognizing one another

6. Of Recognition by Sight

7. Concerning Irregular Figures

8. Of the Ancient Practice of Painting

9. Of the Universal Colour Bill

10. Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition

11. Concerning our Priests

12. Of the Doctrine of our Priests

PART II: Other Worlds

13. How I had a Vision of Lineland

14. How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland

15. Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland

16. How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me

17. How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds

18. How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there

19. How I still desired more; and what came of it

20. How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision

21. How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson

22. How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means