Flatland

With this satirical novella, English schoolmaster Edwin A. Abbott provides both a mathematical fantasy and pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. The narrator, A. Square, resides in the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland. When he is visited by a sphere, he is suddenly faced with proof of the existence of three dimensions and is forced to see the limitations of his world.In a foreword to one of the many publications of this novella, noted science writer Isaac Asimov described Flatland as ';the best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions.' As such, this novella is still popular among mathematics, physics, and computer science students.