{"product_id":"flatland-edwin-a-abbott-9781532866609","title":"Flatland","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlatland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A Romance of Many Dimensions\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdwin A. Abbott\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 satirical novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting pseudonymously as \"A Square,\" the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture, but the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story describes a two-dimensional world occupied by geometric figures, whereof women are simple line-segments, while men are polygons with various numbers of sides. The narrator is a square named A Square, a member of the caste of gentlemen and professionals, who guides the readers through some of the implications of life in two dimensions. The first half of the story goes through the practicalities of existing in a two-dimensional universe as well as a history leading up to the year 1999 on the eve of the 3rd Millennium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn New Year's Eve, the Square dreams about a visit to a one-dimensional world (Lineland) inhabited by \"lustrous points,\" in which he attempts to convince the realm's monarch of a second dimension; but is unable to do so. In the end, the monarch of Lineland tries to kill A Square rather than tolerate his nonsense any further.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing this vision, he is himself visited by a three-dimensional sphere named A Sphere, which he cannot comprehend until he sees Spaceland (a tridimensional world) for himself. This Sphere visits Flatland at the turn of each millennium to introduce a new apostle to the idea of a third dimension in the hopes of eventually educating the population of Flatland. From the safety of Spaceland, they are able to observe the leaders of Flatland secretly acknowledging the existence of the sphere and prescribing the silencing of anyone found preaching the truth of Spaceland and the third dimension. After this proclamation is made, many witnesses are massacred or imprisoned (according to caste), including A Square's brother, B. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edwin A. Abbott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1532866607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781532866609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e504414 \/ Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edwin A. Abbott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124605743359,"sku":"9781532866609","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_390a3510-68c3-414f-9dd4-249137f60fc0.jpg?v=1687437768","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flatland-edwin-a-abbott-9781532866609","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}