FLATLAND

PART I THIS WORLD

PART I THIS WORLD

§ 1.—Of the Nature of Flatland.

§ 2.—Of the climate and houses in Flatland.

§ 3.—Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland.

§ 4.—Concerning the Women.

§ 5.—Of our methods of recognizing one another.

§ 6.—Of Recognition by Sight.

§ 7.—Of Irregular Figures.

§ 8.—Of the Ancient Practice of Painting.

§ 9.—Of the Universal Colour Bill.

§ 10.—Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition.

§ 11.—Concerning our Priests.

§ 12.—Of the Doctrine of our Priests.

PART II OTHER WORLDS

PART II OTHER LANDS

§ 13.—How I had a Vision of Lineland.

§ 14.—How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland.

§ 15.—Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland.

§ 16.—How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland.

§ 17.—How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds.

§ 18.—How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there.

§ 19.—How, though the Sphere showed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it.

§ 20.—How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision.

§ 21.—How I tried to teach the theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success.

§ 22.—How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result.

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