Wolf Crawl 2026 #10: The balance of power
Wolf Hall: Part Four. I. Arrange Your Face (Part 2/2)
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 10 of Wolf Crawl runs from Monday, 9 March to Sunday, 15 March. The reading for this week is the first half of Part Four. Chapter II. ‘Alas, What Shall I Do For Love?’
UK Fourth Estate edition, pp. 338–384
US Picador, pp. 312–354
US Henry Holt, pp. 277-314 (guide only, editions vary)
Ben Miles audiobook, 12:47:30–14:44:17
First Line: Time now to consider the compacts that hold the world together…
Last Line: This girl, you know, she claims she can raise the dead.
Once you have read this week’s reading, you can read or listen to my weekly post: Wolf Crawl #10: The balance of power, and join the discussion in the comments. I published this post in 2025, and the comments include discussion from both this year and last.
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