Wells's The Sleeper Awakes, also available in Penguin Classics. If you enjoyed Flatland you may like H.G. Dimensions : 5 x 0.3 x 7. Flatland is a two-dimensional world where men are many-sided figures and women are line segments. Abbott (1838-1926) was a leading scholar and theologian of the Victorian era. of blood or bone marrow films is also a flat land a world of two dimensions, though the creatures of this land. Written more than a century ago, Flatland conceals within its brilliant parody of Victorian society speculations about the universe that resonate in Einstein's theory of relativity as well as the current 'string-theory' of nature. But when a strange visitor mysteriously appears and transports the incredulous Flatlander to the Land of Three Dimensions, his world view is forever shattered.

The amiable narrator, A Square, provides an overview of this fantastic world - its physics and metaphysics, its history, customs and religious beliefs. A work that continues to pose provocative questions about perception and reality, Flatland is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth - its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. A square, who is a resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, dreams of the one-dimensional Lineland. Abbott uses these geometric dimensions to explore gender differences. It is also seen as a satirical depiction of Victorian society and its hierarchies. Flatland is a two-dimensional world where men are many-sided figures and women are line segments. Abbott's Flatland introduction by Alan Lightman. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, though written in 1884, is still considered useful in thinking about multiple dimensions. A 'romance of many dimensions' that has fascinated generations of readers with its clever blend of social satire and mathematical theory, the Penguin Classics edition of Edwin A.

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