Flatland. Edwin Abbott Abbott

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       Edwin Abbott Abbott

      Flatland

      A Romance of Many Dimensions (Illustrated)

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664141606

      Table of Contents

       Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, 1884.

       By the Editor

       PART I: THIS WORLD

       PART II: OTHER WORLDS

       PART I: THIS WORLD

       Section 1. Of the Nature of Flatland

       Section 2. Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland

       Section 3. Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland

       Section 4. Concerning the Women

       Section 5. Of our Methods of Recognizing one another

       Section 6. Of Recognition by Sight

       Section 7. Concerning Irregular Figures

       Section 8. Of the Ancient Practice of Painting

       Section 9. Of the Universal Colour Bill

       Section 10. Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition

       Section 11. Concerning our Priests

       Section 12. Of the Doctrine of our Priests

       PART II: OTHER WORLDS

       Section 13. How I had a Vision of Lineland

       Section 14. How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland

       Section 15. Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland

       Section 16. How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland

       Section 17. How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds

       Section 18. How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there

       Section 19. How, though the Sphere shewed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it

       Section 20. How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision

       Section 21. How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success

       Section 22. How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result