After "Treasure Island", to which yung Shanghai is understood to have Raken delightedly, there came another famous novel to' the ween on local Jcinemas, in "Great " Expectations." Favourable reviews were given this "product "of "the" auffeult risk' of converting literary Action 10 the scenario of the cinema, Although [the novel is considered by food Judges Nto°be the most workmastixe of the Great Victorian' novel it Is probe ably not as well known as "David Copperfield" "(which is also being filmed at Hollywood) or. "Nicholas Nickleby" or "Pickwick Papers." Indeed, "Great Expectations" is often a puzzle to the literary student for many reasons. Its characters do not seem to have passed into the national conversation's portrait gallery as have those of "Pickwick" or even of "Our Mutual Friend" which is held to be marred by some of Dickens' later and worst mannerisms. Also it would be interesting to ask the reader of the last sentence in "Great Expectations" to say at once whether Estella and Pip come together for good or are parted. for ever. Yet, "Great Expectations" undoubtedly bears the hall-mark of greatness and if the film version encourages more people to read it, Hollywood will " have rendered 2 definite service Uterature,
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