Wolf Crawl 2026 #3: Butcher's dog
Wolf Hall: Part Two. Chapter II. An Occult History of Britain, 1521–1529 (1/2)
Hello and welcome to Wolf Crawl, a year-long slow read of Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy. Read the introduction to this read-along.
Week 3 of Wolf Crawl runs from Monday 19 January to Sunday 25 January. The reading for this week is the first half of Wolf Hall: Part Two. Chapter II. An Occult History of Britain, 1521–1529.
UK Fourth Estate edition, pp. 65–107
US Picador, pp. 60–99
US Henry Holt, pp. 53–89 (guide only, editions vary)
Ben Miles audiobook, 02:17:00–03:57:55
First line: “Once, in the days of time immemorial…”
Last Line: “All the rivers run to the sea, but the seas are not yet full.”
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