Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Name: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Edwin A. Abbott
ISBN: 9780880004336

Author: Edwin A. Abbott

Narrator: Kenneth Elliot

Unabridged: 3 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing

Published: 05/28/2021

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Satire

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is a satirical novella by the English schoolmaster and clergyman Edwin Abbott Abbott. The story describes a two-dimensional world occupied by geometric figures, where of women are simple line-segments, while men are polygons with various numbers of sides. Written pseudonymous by "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. This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire that has charmed readers for more than 100 years.

About Edwin A. Abbott

Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926) has been ranked as one of the leading scholars and theologians of the Victorian era. He received highest honors in mathematics, classics, and theology at St. John's College, Cambridge, and in 1862 began a brilliant career, during which he served as schoolmaster of some of England's outstanding schools. At the same time he distinguished himself as a scholar, and in 1889 he retired to his studies. He is perhaps best known as the author of the mathematical satire and religious allegory Flatland. He also wrote Sphereland, Paradosis, and a number of nonfiction books, including English Lessons for English People, How to Write Clearly, and a biography of Francis Bacon.

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