Flatland (English, Paperback, Abbott Edwin A.)
Flatland (English, Paperback, Abbott Edwin A.)
- Language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
- Genre: Fiction
- ISBN: 9780486272634, 048627263X
- Edition: Unabridged, 1992
- Pages: 96
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is a satirical novella penned down by Edwin Abbott Abbott in 1884. This is an unabridged edition that includes the original drawings by the author.
Summary of the Book
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is one of the classic science fiction novels which describes the journey of “A Square”, resident of Flatland, and his various adventures in the other dimensions namely Spaceland (three dimensions), Pointland (one dimension) and Lineland (no dimension). The book is written under the pseudonym of A Square and the author uses the fictional world of Flatland to analyze and offer observations on the social hierarchy of the Victorian culture. This book will make for an intriguing read for those interested in dimensions and are looking for something unique and different.
About Edwin Abbott Abbott
Edwin Abbott Abbott was an English schoolmaster and theologian. He is best known for his novella Flatland. He was educated at the City of London School and at St. John’s College, Cambridge. He has authored several books including Philochristus, Onesimus, and Silanus the Christian among others.
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Highly recommended !!
The author has done an intricate job of describing real world problems such as racial bigotry, status of woman in the society etc in a fictional yet true two dimensional world.
Imagine a world without third dimension - A two dimensional world a Flatland - whose residents are geometrical figures such as triangles, squares, pentagon and so on to the circles - who are priests(the perfects). Where the status of people in society is based on the regularity...
Shriram Jaju
Mar, 2014
Flatland: Romance of many dimensions
Pawan Kumar
Certified Buyer, Guwahati
Mar, 2014
2 D genious ...
Debabrata Sarker
Certified Buyer
Nov, 2011
Wit, humour and social satire
Dhriti K
Certified Buyer
Feb, 2012
Wonderful
with more sides are regarded as better.The women were just a line and king was circle.
Later the author delve to explain that their exist further more dimensions by introducing a sphere.
The sphere show some tricks to square to get him some ...
Abdus Samad
Nov, 2015
Just okay
Neena khan
Certified Buyer, Bhagalpur
Sep, 2017
Pretty good
Faizan Mir
Certified Buyer, Srinagar
May, 2017
Great Book
Its a story about a square which lives in 2D world.Peple are divided into differenet classes according to their shape.The people
with more sides are regarded as better.The women were just a line and king was cirle.
Later the author delve to explain that thier exist furteher more dimensions by introducing a sphere.
The sphere show some tricks to square to get h...
Abdus Samad
Nov, 2015
Highly recommended
Jyotsna Shivkumar
Certified Buyer
May, 2014
Excellent.
Delivery was good. Good job,flipkart.
Rohit Sonawane
Certified Buyer, Kalyan West
Apr, 2014
