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Hands Up is a novel written by Frederick Niven and first published in 1913. The story takes place in the Canadian prairies during the late 19th century and follows the life of a young man named Angus Maclean. Angus is the son of a Scottish immigrant farmer and dreams of becoming... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ing Cross and ask them to look on these towers as they dissolved in the mists of night--so that they might understand something of the beauty of the words they sang.When I passed down University Gardens late one night from visiting a friend there, sudden, over me,... Read Full Overview