Flatland: Table of Contents

Cover Page

Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, 1884

PART I: THIS WORLD

Section

   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 of 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 the Chromatic Sedition
  11.  Concerning our Priests
  12.  Of the Doctrine of our Priests

PART II: 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