FLATLAND
A Romance of Many Dimensions
With Illustrations
by the Author, A SQUARE
“Fie, fie, how franticly I square my talk!”
LONDON
SEELEY & Co., 46, 47 & 48, ESSEX STREET, STRAND
(Late of 54 Fleet Street)
1884
LONDON:
R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor,
BREAD STREET HILL.
To
The Inhabitants of Space in General
And H. C. in Particular
This Work is Dedicated
By a Humble Native of Flatland
In the Hope that
Even as he was Initiated into the Mysteries
Of Three Dimensions
Having been previously conversant
With Only Two
So the Citizens of that Celestial Region
May aspire yet higher and higher
To the Secrets of Four Five or even Six Dimensions
Thereby contributing
To the Enlargement of the Imagination
And the possible Development
Of that most rare and excellent Gift of Modesty
Among the Superior Races
Of Solid Humanity
CONTENTS
PART I
THIS WORLD
- Section
- 1 Of the Nature of Flatland
- 2 Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland
- 3 Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland
- 4 Concerning the Women
- 5 Of our Methods of Recognizing one another
- 6 Of Recognition by Sight
- 7 Concerning Irregular Figures
- 8 Of the Ancient Practice of Painting
- 9 Of the Universal Colour Bill
- 10 Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition
- 11 Concerning our Priests
- 12 Of the Doctrine of our Priests
PART II
OTHER WORLDS