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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.

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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Abbott, Edwin Abbott (1838–1926).

Catalogue synopsis

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"Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" by Edwin Abbott Abbott is a satirical novella published in 1884. The story takes place in a two-dimensional world inhabited by geometric shapes, where social status is determined by the number of one's sides. When a Square encounters beings from other dimensions—including a one-dimensional Lineland and a three-dimensional Spaceland—his understanding of reality is profoundly challenged. Through this imaginative premise, Abbott satirizes Victorian class and gender hierarchies while exploring the concept of dimensions beyond human perception.

Book and edition facts

  • Title: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
  • Author credits: Abbott, Edwin Abbott (1838–1926)
  • Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

  • Fourth dimension

Gutenberg collections

  • Category: British Literature
  • Category: Novels
  • Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
  • Mathematics
  • Science Fiction

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