» For other uses, see Flatland (disambiguation) Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions's an 1884 satirical novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott. Written under the pseudonym "a square", Flatland offered pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However, the novella's more enduring contribution's 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… (More on Flatland)