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LibriVox recording of Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, by Edwin Abbott Abbott.
Read by Ruth Golding.
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 science fiction novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott. As a satire, Flatland offered pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However, the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions; in a foreword to one of the many publications of the novella, noted science writer Isaac Asimov described Flatland as "The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions." As such, the novella is still popular amongst mathematics, physics and computer science students. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio
Artist/Composer: Edwin Abbott Abbott
Date: 2008-10-12
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; science fiction; satire; mathematics; geometry; dimensions
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
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Reviewer:
Lucy_k_p -
Subject:
Excellent reading, entertaining book
Thank you Ruth for an excellent reading. The characters of A Square and the Sphere came through beautifully.
The tale itself is part social satire, part mathematical treatise. Both parts are interesting, entertaining and informative.
Reviewer:
Arch Stanton -
Subject:
Upwards but not Northwards
Abbot's work describes a fantasy world descibed in geometry. It is a notably early work of its sort admired, amongst others, by Isaac Asimov. The satire is clear: Flatland is somewhere that women are 'invisible', the ruling classes have no use for 'feeling', and where irregularity is frowned upon. A lesser echo to this is the one-dimensional 'Lineland', given a smaller section of its own, where vistas and understanding are even more circumscribed, or the extreme limitations of 'Dotland' (the solipsisms of which make up some of the most memorable moments in the book). The book is written by one who has temporarily escaped, after being introduced to the merits of a regular, 3 dimensional universe (or 'Spaceland') by a helpful visitor. The merits of Abbot's book are that it more and more suggests to the reader a open mind towards the perception of things as they appear to be, as well as introducing the notion of a multi-dimensional reality. Reader Ruth Golding is, as usual excellent, dryly ironic when she needs be, with typically clear diction and enunciation. Her choice here makes for a complete contrast to another work of fantasy she has done (and which I can also recommend) Jefferies' 'After London' - swopping the natural world for the mathematical.
Reviewer:
JWedg -
Subject:
A Classic & Well-Read !
This short story is a classic for many math students trying to visualize or at least grasp more than our 3 visible space dimensions (actually 4 dimensions in space-time. This story is overshadowed by a heavy critique of the social and power "cast system" in England along with the position of women at the time (although the satire about women sometimes doesn't sound like satire.)
The reader has a voice I could listen to forever. She could read a cookbook and I would listen. Like Goldilocks said, "it was just right!".
Reviewer:
Mike DeWitt -
Subject:
Outstanding Recording
A fascinating and thought-provoking book, masterfully read by Ruth Golding. As good as any commercial audiobook I've heard.
Reviewer:
notmyname -
Subject:
Classic book, solid recording
The British-sounding female reader does a good, mostly pretty expressive reading. There are detailed descriptions of all the diagrams and pictures, which is a nice touch. The text itself is explicit enough that I almost felt I didn't need the pictures.
