Step into a world where geometry becomes destiny and ideas reshape reality in The Collected Works of Edwin Abbott Abbott—an illustrated anthology of public domain classics from one of the Victorian era’s most inventive minds. Best known for Flatland, Abbott blends speculative fiction, social satire, and philosophical allegory into stories that are as entertaining as they are mind-expanding.At the heart of the collection is Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimension...

Flatland is a mathematical essay, meant to explain a point: that higher dimensions (more than length, depth and width) may be present in our universe, but if they are, it will be nearly impossible for us to understand them.The story itself consists of a two dimensional world (Flatland), in which there are people of assorted shapes. These shapes live regular lives, just as we do. The protagonist (a square), is visited by a sphere, which tries to explain to him the existence of a thi...

The Complete Works of Edwin Abbott AbbottThis Complete Collection includes the following titles:--------1 - Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions2 - How to Write Clearly: Rules and Exercises on English Composition3 - Flatland4 - Philochristus: Memoirs of a Disciple of the Lord5 - Onesimus6 - The Kernel and the Husk: Letters on Spiritual Christianity7 - Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

An evergreen science fiction classic, Edwin A. Abbott’s Flatland presents an alternate vision of society rendered completely in two dimensions.In the titular Flatland, women are line segments and men are polygons with various side lengths and angles. Even in such a simple world, social hierarchies and inequality persist. Social status is determined by a man’s regularity of shape and their number of sides. Women, as line segments, are considered dangerous b...

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 science fiction novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott.As a satire, Flatland offered pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However, the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions; in a foreword to one of the many publications of the novella, noted science writer Isaac Asimov described Flatland as "The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving ...

Written in 1884 by English schoolteacher Edwin Abbott Abbott, "Flatland" (full name "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions") is a literary hybrid, a math- and science-based novella that creates a fictional land while at the same time satirizing Victorian culture and introducing theories of space’s multi-dimensional nature.Flatland is a world that exists on the two-dimensional plane, where its inhabitants—literal geometrical shapes—live in a highly-structured society organ...

If my poor Flatland friend retained the vigour of mind which he enjoyed when he began to compose these Memoirs, I should not now need to represent him in this preface, in which he desires, firstly, to return his thanks to his readers and critics in Spaceland, whose appreciation has, with unexpected celerity, required a second edition of his work; secondly, to apologize for certain errors and misprints (for which, however, he is not entirely responsible); and, thirdly, to explain one or two mi...

Abbott's best-known work is his 1884 novella Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions which describes a two-dimensional world and explores the nature of dimensions. It has often been categorised as science fiction although it could more precisely be called "mathematical fiction". With the advent of modern science fiction from the 1950s to the present day, Flatland has seen a revival in popularity, especially among science fiction and cyberpunk fans. Many works have been inspired by the novel...

Illustrated version of "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" by Edwin Abbott Abbott.This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire that has charmed readers for more than 100 years. The work of English clergyman, educator and Shakespearean scholar Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926), it describes the journeys of A. Square, a mathematician and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women-thin, straight lines-are the l...

My former name was Joseph the son of Simeon, and I was born in Sepphoris, the metropolis of Galilee, in the twentieth year of the reign of the Emperor Augustus, about four years before the death of King Herod. In those days Israel was grievously afflicted, and tribulation befell the righteous. Satan put it into the heart of the rulers of the land to move the people to the worship of false gods, and the Lord God had not yet raised up a Redeemer for Israel. In my fourth year my father’s brot...

The novel is structured as the memoir of Philochristus, who recounts his experiences and observations as a follower of Jesus. Through Philochristus’s eyes, readers gain insight into the life and teachings of Jesus, the early Christian community, and the social and political climate of the time.The narrative explores various aspects of Jesus’s ministry, including his miracles, parables, and interactions with his disciples and followers. It also delves into the personal struggles and spiritu...

The novel is set in the 1st century AD and follows the story of Silanus, a fictional character who converts to Christianity during the Roman Empire. The narrative provides a detailed portrayal of the early Christian community and the challenges faced by believers in a predominantly pagan society.Silanus is depicted as a Roman citizen and a member of the upper classes who undergoes a dramatic transformation in his beliefs and values. His conversion to Christianity is met with various obstac...