Flatland
- Subtitle
- A Romance of Many Dimensions
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1. Front matter2. Flatland3. PART I THIS WORLD4. § 1 Of the Nature of Flatland5. § 2 Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland6. § 3 Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland7. § 4 Concerning the Women8. § 5 Of our Methods of Recognizing one another9. § 6 Of Recognition by Sight10. § 7 Concerning Irregular Figures11. § 8 Of the Ancient Practice of Painting12. § 9 Of the Universal Colour Bill13. § 10 Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition14. § 11 Concerning our Priests15. § 12 Of the Doctrine of our Priests16. PART II OTHER WORLDS17. § 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland18. § 14 How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland19. § 15 Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland20. § 16 How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland21. § 17 How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds22. § 18 How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there23. § 19 How, though the Sphere shewed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desire more; and what came of it24. § 20 How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision.25. § 21 How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success26. § 22 How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result27. PREFACE TO THE SECOND AND REVISED EDITION, 1884. BY THE EDITOR