Cover -- Copyright Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Note on the Text -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of Edwin A. Abbott -- FLATLAND -- PART I THIS WORLD -- 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 in my Vision I endeavoured to explain the nature of Flatland, but could not -- 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 showed 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 -- Explanatory Notes -- Footnotes.