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normally be the names of the Quaker families of Rowntree, Cadbury and Reckitt that would spring to mind. However, David J. Jeremy's paper on 'Twentieth-Century Protestant Nonconformists in the World of Business' shows that other familiar business names Rank, Lever, Laing, etc. were also from Dissenting stock. Although many of the examples given are inspiring and adhere to a strict 'Christian' business ethic, the author does not hide the fact that not all Nonconformists were honest, or good employers! Of the other two papers published in the volume, Clyde Binfield's essay, 'Strangers and Dissenters: The Architectural Legacy of Twentieth- Century English Nonconformity,' concentrates on examples of buildings from the pre-World War II period and post-World War II reconstruction. Many of the buildings described are accompanied by illustrations. Norman Wallwork's 'Developments in Liturgy and Worship in Twentieth-Century Protestant Nonconformity' examines 'what most Free Church congregations do at Sunday morning and evening worship when the Lord's Supper is not celebrated' and describes many of the 'liturgical compilations' published by the different denominations. The differences between and within denominations are highlighted as well as the changes in emphases and style that have occurred over the years. The writers who have contributed to this volume on Twentieth-Century Nonconformity are all experts in their different fields and write convincingly about their subjects. Those who believe that there is still a place in Britain for Dissenting Christians would do well to study their conclusions and learn the lessons they highlight. D. Hugh Matthews Cardiff Edmund Jones, The Appearance of Evil: Apparitions of Spirits in Wales, ed. John Harvey (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2003), ISBN 0 7083 1854 1, pp. 164 illustrated. £ 15.99 Edmund Jones (1703-93), an Independent minister from Penllwyn in Monmouthshire, had a deep fascination for the occult, an interest that he pursued during long and intensive preaching journeys by collecting testimonies from persons who claimed to have witnessed supernatural activity. These statements, which came from several parts of Wales, included sightings of devils and fairies, as well as incidents that involved invisible spirits. Over the years, Jones