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Book Contents

Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, 1884. By the editor

PART 1: THIS WORLD

TITLE PAGE

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 in Recognizing one another

6.Of Recognition by Sight

7.Concerning Irregular Figures

8.Of the Ancient Practice of Painting

9.Of the Universal Colour Bill

10.Of the Suppression of Chromatic Sedition

11.Concerning our Priests

12.Of the Doctrine of our Priests

PART 2: OTHER WORLDS

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 shewed 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