The Annotated Flatland
Douban
A Romance of Many Dimensions
Edwin A. Abbott / Ian Stewart
overview
Flatland is a unique, delightful satire that has charmed readers for over a century. Published in 1884 by the English clergyman and headmaster Edwin A. Abbott, it is the fanciful tale of A. Square, a two-dimensional being who is whisked away by a mysterious visitor to The Land of Three Dimensions, an experience that forever alters his worldview. Like the original, Ian Stewart’s commentary takes readers on a strange and wonderful journey. With clarity and wit, Stewart illuminates Abbott’s numerous Victorian references and touches on such diverse topics as ancient Babylon, Karl Marx, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein , Mt. Everest, H.G. Wells, and phrenology. The Annotated Flatland makes fascinating connections between Flatland and Abbott’s era, resulting in a classic to rival Abbott’s own, and a book that will inspire and delight curious readers for generations to come.
other editions
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平面国 江苏凤凰文艺出版社 2024 -
平面国 后浪丨四川文艺出版社 2021 -
平面国 上海文化出版社 2020 -
平面国 大连理工大学出版社 2019 -
平面國 木馬 2019 -
平面国 台海出版社 2018 -
平面國 魔酒 2014 -
平面国 大连理工大学出版社 2013 -
Flatland CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2013 -
Flatland Signet 2013 -
Flatland Tantor Audio 2010 -
Flatland IndoEuropeanPublishing.com 2010 -
平面国 江苏人民出版社 2009 -
Flatland - A Romance Of Many Dimensions NuVision Publications, LLC 2008 -
Flatland OUP Oxford 2008 -
Flatland Echo Library 2007 -
Flatland Oxford University Press, USA 2006 -
Flatland Princeton University Press 2005 -
Flatland Penguin Classics 1998 -
Flatland Dover Publications 1992 -
神奇的二维国 科学普及出版社 1991