{"product_id":"flatland-a-romance-of-many-dimensions-seawolf-press-illustrated-classic-1","title":"Flatland-A Romance of Many Dimensions: SeaWolf Press Illustrated Classic","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan\u003eA unique illustrated edition of this 1884 classic from SeaWolf Press.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal, unabridged text formatted to be easy-to-read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA cover based on the original 1884 first edition cover. SeaWolf Press does not use AI-generated images for their covers or illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll 12 of the original illustrations by the author.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted locally, not overseas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted on cream-colored paper to better give the feel of reading old classics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1884) is a witty and imaginative novella set in a two-dimensional world populated by geometric shapes — where triangles, squares, polygons, and circles live out a rigidly hierarchical society. The story is narrated by A. Square, a humble two-dimensional inhabitant who one day encounters a sphere from the three-dimensional world of Spaceland, an experience that shatters his understanding of reality. Abbott uses this clever conceit to satirize Victorian social structures — particularly the rigid class system and the subjugation of women — while also offering a surprisingly accessible meditation on the nature of dimensions and the limits of human perception. First published in 1884, the book has endured as both a mathematical curiosity and a work of social commentary, influencing mathematicians, physicists, and philosophers alike. Its central question — how would we recognize a dimension beyond our own? — remains as thought-provoking today as ever.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914562166975,"sku":"6cddc98c-e8bc-48a4-bbea-32af3ac6b71f","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/5ffc93c96499459f31f2b273c175214c.jpg?v=1785059710","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/flatland-a-romance-of-many-dimensions-seawolf-press-illustrated-classic-1","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}