Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott

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Part II: Other Worlds

“O brave new worlds, that have such people in them!”

Part I: This World • By the Editor • Section 1. Of the Nature of Flatland • Section 2. Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland • Section 3. Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland • Section 4. Concerning the Women • Section 5. Of our Methods of Recognizing one another • Section 6. Of Recognition by Sight • Section 7. Concerning Irregular Figures • Section 8. Of the Ancient Practice of Painting • Section 9. Of the Universal Colour Bill • Section 10. Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition • Section 11. Concerning our Priests • Section 12. Of the Doctrine of our Priests • Part II: Other Worlds • Section 13. How I had a Vision of Lineland • Section 14. How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland • Section 15. Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland • Section 16. How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland • Section 17. How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds • Section 18. How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there • Section 20. How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision • Section 21. How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success • Section 22. How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result