Project Gutenberg 1995-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 2300 Abbott, Edwin Abbott 1838 1926 A Square Abbott, E. A. (Edwin Abbott) Abbott, Edwin A. (Edwin Abbott) Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" by Edwin Abbott Abbott is a satirical novella written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a two-dimensional world inhabited by geometric figures, primarily focusing on a Square who narrates his experiences and insights about life in Flatland, as well as his eventual encounter with concepts beyond his two-dimensional existence. The book explores themes of social hierarchy, the limitations of perception, and the challenges of understanding higher dimensions. The opening of "Flatland" introduces the reader to the peculiar world where inhabitants perceive reality as a flat plane, seeing only the straight-line outlines of one another. The Square, as the narrator, describes the nature of Flatland, emphasizing the lack of depth perception, which is pivotal to the social structure and norms upheld by its citizens. Furthermore, the Square illustrates how recognition among the inhabitants is complicated by their geometric forms; for example, individuals of different classes appear visually as indistinct lines. The stage is set for a critique of social conventions and the significant implications of dimensional awareness as the Square hints at the possibility of higher dimensions beyond his flattened upbringing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fourth dimension QA Text Mathematics Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: British Literature 234732 2025-08-01T04:39:07.876386 text/html 234952 2022-06-26T13:08:08 text/html 306630 2025-08-01T04:39:15.063352 application/epub+zip 308144 2025-08-01T04:39:11.338409 application/epub+zip 150845 2025-08-01T04:39:09.919412 application/epub+zip 652030 2025-08-01T04:39:17.665339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638965 2025-08-01T04:39:14.035386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236335 2022-09-01T04:49:04.127026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227497 2025-08-01T04:39:07.451427 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 227207 2022-06-26T13:10:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19108 2025-08-01T04:39:17.848336 application/rdf+xml 17796 2025-08-01T04:39:10.420372 image/jpeg 4032 2025-08-01T04:39:10.174452 image/jpeg 85263 2022-06-26T13:11:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 221786 2022-06-26T13:11:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 304898 2025-08-01T04:39:07.919406 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia