As a satire <I>Flatland</I> offers 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 <I>Flatland</I> 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. <br><br><br><br>The story is about a two-dimensional world referred to as Flatland. All existence is limited to length and breadth in Flatland its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. The amiable narrator A Square provides an overview of this fantastic world-its physics and metaphysics its history customs and religious beliefs. But when a strange visitor mysteriously appears and transports the incredulous Flatlander to Spaceland a land of three dimensions his worldview is forever shattered.