《约翰.伊夫林日记》是英国日记中一部巨著。作者观察细腻,叙事生动,纪事富于魅力。日记记载了当时诸多重大的历史事件与历史人物,具有珍贵的史料价值。但其缺乏日记文类所特有的私密性与即时性特点,读者从中所看到的威严、虔诚的伊夫林形象是作者刻意塑造出的自我形象,因而这部日记实际上更接近于回忆录。 “John Evelyn Diary” is a masterpiece in the British diary. The author observed delicate, vivid narrative, chronicle rich in charm. Diary records a number of major historical events and historical figures, with precious historical value. However, due to its lack of privacy and immediacy characteristic of diary genres, the dignified and devout Yvelines image readers see is the self-image that the author deliberately shapes. Therefore, this diary is actually closer to the memoirs.