Flatland

“Whoever the author of this remarkable mathematical allegory may be, his cleverly elaborated fancy is not only likely to create a present sensation in the thinking world, but also to find an abiding place in the classic domains of the great satires of history.”—The Literary World (November 14, 1884) “This is a delirious book.”—New York Times (February 23, 1885) “Flatland, besides giving the general reader an easy view of the road by which the mathematician enters the world of n dimensions, contains also a clever picture of the ludicrousness of various social theories now under discussion, when pushed to their legitimate consequences.”—Science (April 3, 1885) "When we read about Flatland and witness a consistent two-dimensional world whose inhabitants live, move and perceive in harmony with two-dimensional laws, our fascination is really the surface manifestation of a deeper question."—A.K. Dewdney, from his Introduction to the 1984 Signet Classic edition.