Flatland
Edwin A. Abbott
Publisher: Edwin A. Abbott
Summary
Edwin Abbott Abbott (20 December 1838 – 12 October 1926)was an English schoolmaster and theologian, best known as the author of the novella Flatland (1884).
Available since: 03/08/2017.
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