Dangerous Dimensions: Mind-Bending Tales of the Mathematical Weird

by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and H.G. Wells

Book Overview

Unlike the Gothic, which tends to fixate on the past, the haunted, and the ghostly, early weird fiction tends to probe, instead, the very boundaries of reality, exploring the laws and limits of time, space, and matter. This new collection assembles a range of tales from the late 19th and early 20th century that showcase weird fiction's unique preoccupation with physics, mathematics, and mathematicians. From tales of the fifth dimension and higher...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712353682
• ISBN13: 9780712353687
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 7.4"