British actress Sue Johnston, one of the stars of the new “Masterpiece Theatre” presentation “My Uncle Silas,” likens the heartwarming comedy-drama to “putting on very comfortable slippers. You sit ...

For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.

A disapproving relative describes the title character in “My Uncle Silas” as “a drunkard, a sinner and a nonconformist.” But in the eyes of the 10-year-old grandnephew who spends an adventure-filled ...

In 1901, a middle-class schoolboy whose parents are working abroad spends his summer in Bedfordshire with his great-uncle Silas. Though 60 years old, Silas relishes life—he’s a womanizer, drinker, and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...