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  • Flatland

    A Romance in Many Dimensions

    by Edwin A. Abbott ...
    **A “romance in many dimensions” that has fascinated generations of readers with its clever blend of social satire and mathematical theoryA Penguin Classic**A work that continues to pose provocative questions about perception and reality, Flatland is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth—its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension ... Read more

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  • Flatland

    by Edwin A. Abbott ...
    Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 satirical novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott.Written pseudonymously as "A Square", the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture, but the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions.This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction ... Read more

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    Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

    by Edwin A. Abbott ...
    Narrated by Kenneth Elliot ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 24 min

    Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is a satirical novella by the English schoolmaster and clergyman Edwin Abbott Abbott. The story describes a two-dimensional world occupied by geometric figures, where of women are simple line-segments, while men are polygons with various numbers of sides. Written pseudonymous by "A Square", the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to ... Read more

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  • Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Summarized Edition)

    Enriched edition. A Geometric Satire of Victorian Hierarchy and Dimensional Discovery, from Lineland to Spaceland and Pointland

    by Edwin A. Abbott, Samuel Harris, Samuel Harris ...
    Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (1884) follows A Square, a meticulous denizen of a plane, whose encounters with Lineland, Spaceland, and the ineffable Pointland expose both the possibilities and the peril of thinking beyond one's dimension. Written in the crisp idiom of Euclidean manuals yet edged with Swiftian satire, the narrative skewers Victorian hierarchies—class, gender, and ... Read more

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  • Flatland: A Romance Of Many Dimensions (Illustrated)

    by Edwin A. Abbot ...
    Flatland: A Romance Of Many Dimensions (Illustrated) by Edwin A. Abbot. ... Read more

    $0.71 USD

  • How to Write Clearly

    by Edwin A. Abbott ...
    Almost every English boy can be taught to write clearly, so far at least as clearness depends upon the arrangement of words. Force, elegance, and variety of style are more difficult to teach, and far more difficult to learn; but clear writing can be reduced to rules. To teach the art of writing clearly is the main object of these Rules and Exercises ... Read more

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  • Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

    by Edwin A. Abbott ...
    ‘Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions’ is one of the most original pieces of fiction ever written by Edwin A. Abbott, an English theologian, clergyman, educator, and Shakespearean scholar. This is a satirical mathematical novella that also examines English society during the Victorian era. It describes the journeys of A. Square, a mathematician, and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, ... Read more

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  • Flatland

    by Edwin A. Abbott ...
    In Flatland, society is rigidly structured, and individuals' social status is determined by the number of sides they possess. Circles represent the highest social class, followed by polygons, and squares like the narrator occupy a lower position. The society strictly adheres to geometric rules and norms.The story begins when the narrator, A Square, receives a visit from a Sphere from the three ... Read more

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  • Flatland (Illustrated)

    by Edwin A. Abbott ...
    This is an Illustrated Edition featuring detailed artwork, a comprehensive summary, an author biography, and a complete list of major characters.Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott is a brilliant and imaginative classic that blends mathematical concepts, social satire, and philosophical insight into one unforgettable narrative. Set in a two-dimensional world inhabited by geometric shapes, the story ... Read more

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  • Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

    Deluxe Illustrated E-Reader Edition

    by Edwin A. Abbott ...
    The "Deluxe Illustrated E-Reader Edition" of Flatland is the edition you've been waiting for; a nicely formatted e-reader edition of the classic novella Flatland, including all original illustrations, a table of contents, original footnotes, and bonus footnotes."The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions." -- Isaac Asimov.First published in 1884, Edwin A. Abbott's ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Flatland

    by Edwin A. Abbott ...
    Narrated by Austin Fuller ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 1 min

    Enter the fascinating world of Flatland, a timeless classic that blends mathematics, philosophy, and societal commentary into an imaginative tale of dimensions. In this groundbreaking novella, Edwin A. Abbott introduces readers to a two-dimensional universe inhabited by geometric shapes. Narrated by a humble square, the story explores life in a flat plane where hierarchy is determined by shape and ... Read more

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  • Flatland

    by Edwin A. Abbott ...
    Flatland is uniquely both a social critique and a primer on multi-dimensional geometry. Written in two parts in 1884 by Edwin A. Abbott, an English mathematician and theologian, it tells the story of a square living in Flatland: a two-dimensional realm. After a dream of a restrictive one-dimensional existence and the difficulties this poses, he is visited by a sphere from a three-dimensional space ... Read more

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