In the hierarchal two dimensional world known as Flatland, the Polygon class rules but this isn’t their story. Rather A. Square adventures out from his two dimensional home to other lands with varying number of dimensions in his exploration of Spaceland, Lineland and Pointland. But his radical thoughts on a land with four
dimensions get him thrown out of the freest thinking land in this satirical novella by Edwin Abott Abott.
Edwin A. Abbott was a man of many qualities. As a cleric, a biblical and literary scholar, and an author, he established a minor but nonetheless significant place in Victorian literature. While many s...
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There's an old proverb that says, "Seeing is believing." Indeed, it is our perspective of the world that guides how we react, why we conform, and ultimately, what we believe. When placed in differen...
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Edwin Abbot wrote about a strange, unknown place called Flatland. There are only two dimensions in Flatland. All of the people in the story are geometrical figures. Each section of the story tells ...
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Edwin A. Abbott
