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Author: Edwin A. Abbott
Year: 1884
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland
ISFDB Record Number: 1933
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The full text and images of this first edition (1884) are available at The Internet Archive.
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Variant Titles:
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (1884) - A Square
- Flächenland: Eine Geschichte von den Dimensionen [German] (1929) - Edwin A. Abbott
- Flatland : Une aventure ŕ plusieurs dimensions [French] (1968) - Edwin A. Abbott
- Síkföld [Hungarian] (1982) - Edwin A. Abbott
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (1991) - Edwin Abbott Abbott
- Tasomaa: Moniulotteinen romanssi [Finnish] (1997) - Edwin A. Abbott
- The Annotated Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (2001) - Edwin A. Abbott
- Planilandia: Unha Novela de Moitas Dimensións [Galician] (2008) - Edwin A. Abbott
- Flächenland [German] (2009) - Edwin A. Abbott
Publications:
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1884, A Square, publ. Seeley and Co., viii+100pp, hc)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1885, A Square, publ. Roberts Brothers, 155pp, hc) - [VERIFIED]
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1899, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Little, Brown, 155pp)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1926, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Basil Blackwell, 102pp, hc)
- Flächenland: Eine Geschichte von den Dimensionen, (1929, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. B. G. Teubner, iv+49pp)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1952, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Dover, $2.25, 103pp, hc)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1955, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Dover Publications, $1.00, 103pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1962, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Basil Blackwell, 9/6, ix+102pp, tp) Cover: Edwin A. Abbott - [VERIFIED]
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1963, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Barnes & Noble Books, 0-06-463210-5, 108pp, tp)
- Flatland : Une aventure ŕ plusieurs dimensions, (Sep 1968, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Denoël (Présence du Futur #110), F8.50, 181pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1976, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Buccaneer Books, 0-89966-576-4, 160pp, hc)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1978, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Dover Publications, 0-486-20001-9, $2.00, [xx]+103pp, tp) Cover: Menten Inc. - [VERIFIED]
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1978, A Square, publ. Grant Dahlstrom, 0-910330-21-2, xii+82pp, hc)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1980, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Barnes & Noble Books, 0-06-463210-5, $2.95, 108pp, tp)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1980, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Barnes & Noble Books, 0-06-480005-9, 108pp, hc)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1980, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Arion Press, [116]pp, hc)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1982, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Emerson, 0-87523-199-3, $9.95, 123pp, hc)
- Síkföld / A nagy számítógép, (1982, Olof Johannesson, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Kozmosz Könyvek (Hungary) (Kozmosz Fantasztikus Könyvek), 963-211-507-4, Ft 25, 110+108pp, dos, omni) Cover: Panner László - [VERIFIED]
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1983, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Barnes & Noble Books, #UP45, $1.00, 108pp, tp)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Jun 1984, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-51841-1, $2.95, 160pp, pb)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Jan 1987, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Classic Science Fiction), 0-14-007615-8, Ł2.50, 91pp, tp)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (May 1991, Edwin Abbott Abbott, publ. Princeton University Press, 0-691-02525-8, $7.95, xxxi+103pp, tp) Cover: Brad Gianulis
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Oct 1992, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Dover, 0-486-27263-X, $1.00, xii+83pp, tp) Cover: Paul E. Kennedy
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Jan 1994, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Project Gutenberg, #97, $0.00, ebook)
- Flatland/Sphereland, (Apr 1994, Edwin A. Abbott, Dionys Burger, publ. Harper Perennial, 0-06-273276-5, $9.95, 103+107pp, dos, omni)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (1995, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction), xxvii+155pp, hc)
- Tasomaa: Moniulotteinen romanssi, (1997, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Terra Cognita, 952-5202-03-8, 150pp, tp)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Jul 1999, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. G. K. Hall & Co., 0-7838-8619-5, $25.95, 192pp, hc)
- Flatland/Sphereland, (2001, Edwin A. Abbott, Dionys Burger, publ. Quill / HarperCollins, 0-06-463573-2, $15.00, 103+107pp, tp, omni)
- The Annotated Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Nov 2001, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Perseus Publishing, 0-7382-0541-9, $30.00, xxvii+239pp, hc)
- The Annotated Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (2002, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. The Perseus Press, 1-903985-17-X, Ł21.99, xxvii+239pp, hc) Cover: Alex Camlin
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (May 2005, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-52976-6, $4.95, xii+147pp, pb)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Nov 2005, Edwin Abbott Abbott, publ. Princeton University Press, 0-691-12366-7, $9.95, xxxi+103pp, tp)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Jan 2006, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Dodo Press, 1-4065-0343-6, $12.99, 100pp, tp)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Aug 2006, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Oxford University Press, 0-19-280598-3, Ł6.99, xlii+124pp, tp) Cover: C. Howard Hinton
- Planilandia: Unha Novela de Moitas Dimensións, (2008, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Compostela Urco (Urco Ciencia Ficción #1), 978-84-936509-0-2, 182pp)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Aug 2008, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics), 978-0-19-953750-1, Ł6.99, 176pp, pb)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Oct 2008, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. LibriVox, digital audio download)
- Flächenland, (2009, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. RaBaKa, 978-3-940185-15-0, € 8.40, 172pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Nov 2009, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Broadview Press, 978-1-55111-690-7, $10.95, 252pp, tp)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Jan 2010, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. IndoEuropeanPublishing.com, 978-1-60444-102-4, $16.95, 154pp, tp)
- Flatland, (Jan 2010, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. EZReads Publications, 978-1-61534-184-9, $8.99, 100pp, tp)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Jul 2010, Edwin Abbott Abbott, publ. Cosimo Classics, 978-1-61640-234-1, $21.95, 108pp, hc)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Oct 2010, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Aziloth Books, 978-1-907523-63-2, Ł3.99, 108pp, tp)
- The Wordsworth Collection of Science Fiction, (Dec 2011, ed. David Stuart Davies, publ. Wordsworth Editions, 978-1-84022-656-0, Ł6.99, xiv+1312pp, tp, anth) Cover: Nathan Clair - [VERIFIED]
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (Dec 2011, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Bibliotech Press, 978-1-61895-015-4, $21.95, 152pp, tp)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (date unknown, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Barnes & Noble Books, 0-06-463573-2, $3.95, xiii+120pp, tp)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (date unknown, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Signet Classics, 0-451-52290-7, $4.50, 160pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (date unknown, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-52290-7, $4.95, 160pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, (date unknown, Edwin A. Abbott, publ. Signet Classics, 0-451-52290-7, $4.95, 160pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
Reviews:
- Review by Sam Moskowitz (1952) in Satellite Science Fiction, April 1957, (1957)
- Review by The Editors (1953) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1953
- Review by Groff Conklin (1953) in Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1953
- Review by James Blish (1953) in Future Science Fiction, September 1953
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1953) in Astounding Science Fiction, October 1953 , reprinted in:
- Astounding Science Fiction, March 1954 (UK), (1954)
- Review by Michael A. Morrison (1984) in Fantasy Review, November 1984
- Review by Robert Coulson (1985) in Amazing Stories, March 1985
- Review by Lee Montgomerie (1987) in Interzone,#21 Autumn 1987
- Review by Andy Sawyer (1987) in Paperback Inferno, 67
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1991) in Science Fiction: The Early Years
- Review by James Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock (1991) in Fantasy: The 100 Best Books
- Review by Robert K. J. Killheffer (2002) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2002
- Review by Lori Ann White (2006) in Strange Horizons, 24 July 2006
- Review by Colin Steele (2011) in SF Commentary, #81 , reprinted in:
- SF Commentary, #81, (2011)