Project Gutenberg 2014-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 411 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 Stephen Hutcheson, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" by Edwin Abbott Abbott is a satirical novella, likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative chronicles a unique two-dimensional world inhabited by geometric figures, primarily Squares and Triangles, who navigate their flat existence without recognition of higher dimensions. The text explores themes of social hierarchy, perception, and the limitations of narrow viewpoints through its main character, A Square, who seeks to convey the concept of additional dimensions to his fellow Flatlanders. The opening of the book introduces the reader to Flatland, describing it as a world where inhabitants are geometric shapes and can only perceive straight lines. A Square explains how dimensions affect their perception and existence, emphasizing that they see each other solely as lines, without the ability to gauge one another's true shape or dimension. Through vivid analogies, the author illustrates the limitations imposed by such a society, setting the stage for deeper exploration into the challenges of understanding and accepting more complex realities, both mathematically and socially. This unique perspective—mirroring the limitations of human understanding and societal norms—engages the reader and invites reflection on the nature of perception itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45506/45506-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 60.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fourth dimension QA Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: British Literature 225515 2025-07-18T11:27:52.737241 text/html 200370 2024-10-24T06:24:50 text/html 393586 2025-07-18T11:27:56.101305 application/epub+zip 395581 2025-07-18T11:27:53.429254 application/epub+zip 137962 2025-07-18T11:27:53.081281 application/epub+zip 482744 2025-07-18T11:27:58.446219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455498 2025-07-18T11:27:55.769249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199527 2022-09-20T18:20:57.191722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210834 2025-07-18T11:27:52.439250 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 190979 2024-10-24T06:24:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17650 2025-07-18T11:27:58.688202 application/rdf+xml 16529 2025-07-18T11:27:53.160253 image/jpeg 2647 2025-07-18T11:27:53.120257 image/jpeg 347275 2025-07-18T11:27:52.784232 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