May Sarton Revisited by Elizabeth Evans gives a more full-sided description on the characteristics of Sarton’s work。 The author tries to distill the themes and to trace the development of themes through Sarton’s memoirs, journals, novels and poetry。 The book includes many letters write by Sarton, her parents and friends, providing readers with firsthand information about Sarton’s early life。 The reason that Sarton keeps dairies is also explained in it---she thinks there is no one any longer she can write to。 Just as the author points out in the book “ the Sarton’s papers gives us documentation for many that May Sarton enjoyed, engaged in, profited from, contributed to。” (Elizabeth Evans, 1935) Evans also summarizes some detailed components of Sarton’s solitary life that are commonly stated in all of Sarton’s journals: the date and the weather at the beginning of every journal; the visits of neighbors and friends, gardening chores, shopping, and full academic life (poetry reading, lectures, and interviews), her concerns to political and social issues; her observation and caring of animals around her, such as dogs, birds and so on; the details of her own health and the death of her friends。