Flatland-A Romance of Many Dimensions: SeaWolf Press Illustrated Classic
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Flatland-A Romance of Many Dimensions: SeaWolf Press Illustrated Classic
Sale price
$22.99
Regular price $27.99
A unique illustrated edition of this 1884 classic from SeaWolf Press.
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (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.
- Original, unabridged text formatted to be easy-to-read.
- A cover based on the original 1884 first edition cover. SeaWolf Press does not use AI-generated images for their covers or illustrations.
- All 12 of the original illustrations by the author.
- Printed locally, not overseas.
- Printed on cream-colored paper to better give the feel of reading old classics.
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (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.