Bibliograph

Flatland, a romance of many dimensions, Edwin A. Abbott ; with illustrations by the author, A. Square ; with an introduction by Valerie Smith and a new afterword by John Allen Paulos

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Flatland, a romance of many dimensions, Edwin A. Abbott ; with illustrations by the author, A. Square ; with an introduction by Valerie Smith and a new afterword by John Allen Paulos

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Flatland

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

859533085

Responsibility statement

Edwin A. Abbott ; with illustrations by the author, A. Square ; with an introduction by Valerie Smith and a new afterword by John Allen Paulos

Sub title

a romance of many dimensions

Summary

"A. Square, the slightly befuddled narrator, is born into a place limited to two dimensions--irrevocably flat--and peopled by a hierarchy of geometrical forms. In a Gulliver-like tour of his bizarre homeland, A. Square spins a fascinating tale of domestic drama and political turmoil, from sex among consenting triangles to the intentional subjugation of Flatland's females. He tells of visits to Lineland, the world of one dimension, and Pointland, the world of no dimension. But when A. Square dares to speak openly of a third, or even a fourth, dimension, his tragic fate climaxes a brilliant parody of Victorian society."--Page [4] of cover

resource.variantTitle

Flat land

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