CONTENTS to Flatland: The Book
PREFACE TO THE SECOND AND REVISED EDITION ix
SECTION
2 Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland 4
3 Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland 6
5 Of our Methods of Recognizing one another 12
7 Concerning Irregular Figures 20
8 Of the Ancient Practice of Painting 22
9 Of the Universal Colour Bill 24
10 Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition 27
12 Of the Doctrine of our Priests 32
13 How I had a Vision of Lineland 39
14 How in my Vision I endeavoured to explain the nature of Flatland, but could not 42
15 Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland 46
16 How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland 49
17 How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds 55
18 How I came to Spaceland and what I saw there 57
20 How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision 66
21 How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success 68
22 How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result 70