The Annotated Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Oxford: The Perseus Press, 2002. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x7x1. First UK printing of the annotated edition. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2002 Hard Cover. xxvii, 239 pp. An annotated edition of the classic satire of class and gender hierarchies in Victorian society, popular for its mathematical representation of social structures. Introduction and notes by Ian Stewart. "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 novella by Edwin A. Abbott, still popular among mathematics and computer science students, and considered useful reading for people studying topics such as the concept of other dimensions. As a piece of literature, Flatland is respected for its satire on the social hierarchy of Victorian society. Several films have been made from the story, including two from different directors released in 2007.