a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)
Author includes the word(s): Anonymous
3 matches found out of 1553
entries
(Note: This page not the entire list of works of
Mathematical Fiction. To see the whole list, click here.)
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The Old Mathematician (from Maschalk Manor) (1848) |
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A very charming, humorous description of the final days of an old man who retires to a small Dutch hamlet where no one knows him. While any arrival of a stranger in a tiny community is always a cause... (more) |
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Porter Piper (1849) |
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A very light, very badly stereotyped, two-dimensional story about one Porter Piper. He was a born genius, one destined to be a top-class mathematician. So much so that when he was delivered by his mother,... (more) |
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The Young Arithmetician (1856) |
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One of those “moral values” booklets which used to be published way back when (well, all the way back in 1856, in this case). A very light-weight story about a sixteen-year old girl, Laura (daughter... (more) |
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Exciting News: The total number of works of mathematical fiction listed in this database recently reached a milestone. The 1,500th entry is The Man of Forty Crowns by Voltaire. Thanks to Vijay Fafat for writing the summary of that work (and so many others). I am also grateful to everyone who has contributed to this website. Heck, I'm grateful to everyone who visited the site. Thank you!
(Maintained by Alex Kasman,
College of Charleston)