Flatland

First published in 1884, Edwin A. Abbott''s classic novella is many things: a biting social satire on Victorian society, an exhortation to literally think outside the box (or, if you''re a privileged Spacelander, outside the cube), and above all a testament to the universal quest for knowledge and the inherent beauty and purity of mathematical truth. Flatland tells the story of "A SQUARE," a mathe...