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Flatland

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Flatland

1884 Completed
by Edwin A. Abbott
Science Fiction

A Square living in a two-dimensional world of geometric beings encounters the third dimension and struggles to imagine what lies beyond his own plane. Abbott's mathematical satire remains a brilliant allegory of perception and social hierarchy.

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Estimated total: 2 hr 30 min Time left: 2 hr 30 min
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Chapters 22
Words 33,625
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A Square living in a two-dimensional world of geometric beings encounters the third dimension and struggles to imagine what lies beyond his own plane. Abbott's mathematical satire remains a brilliant allegory of perception and social hierarchy.

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22 Chapters
33,625 Words
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Jan 1 Updated

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Alternate WorldClassicsFirst PersonSatireSatirical Comedy

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1 Part I — § 1 Of the Nature of Flatland January 1, 1884 4 min read Unread 0 ›
2 § 2 Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland January 1, 1884 4 min read Unread 0 ›
3 § 3 Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland January 1, 1884 6 min read Unread 0 ›
4 § 4 Concerning the Women January 1, 1884 9 min read Unread 0 ›
5 § 5 Of our Methods of Recognizing one another January 1, 1884 8 min read Unread 0 ›
6 § 6 Of Recognition by Sight January 1, 1884 8 min read Unread 0 ›
7 § 7 Concerning Irregular Figures January 1, 1884 6 min read Unread 0 ›
8 § 8 Of the Ancient Practice of Painting January 1, 1884 5 min read Unread 0 ›
9 § 9 Of the Universal Colour Bill January 1, 1884 6 min read Unread 0 ›
10 § 10 Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition January 1, 1884 7 min read Unread 0 ›
11 § 11 Concerning our Priests January 1, 1884 5 min read Unread 0 ›
12 § 12 Of the Doctrine of our Priests January 1, 1884 8 min read Unread 0 ›
13 Part Ii — § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland January 1, 1884 8 min read Unread 0 ›
14 § 14 How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland January 1, 1884 9 min read Unread 0 ›
15 § 15 Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland January 1, 1884 6 min read Unread 0 ›
16 § 16 How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the January 1, 1884 12 min read Unread 0 ›
17 § 17 How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds January 1, 1884 5 min read Unread 0 ›
18 § 18 How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there January 1, 1884 8 min read Unread 0 ›
19 § 19 How, though the Sphere shewed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I January 1, 1884 11 min read Unread 0 ›
20 § 20 How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision. January 1, 1884 5 min read Unread 0 ›
21 § 21 How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my January 1, 1884 5 min read Unread 0 ›
22 § 22 How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by January 1, 1884 13 min read Unread 0 ›

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