Wolf Crawl #14: A quaking world
Wolf Hall: Part Five. Chapter II. Devil's Spit & Chapter III. A Painter's Eye
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 14 of Wolf Crawl runs from Monday, 6 April to Sunday, 12 April. The reading for this week is Part Five. Chapter II. Devil’s Spit & Chapter III. A Painter’s Eye
UK Fourth Estate edition, pp. 484–527
US Picador, pp. 449–489
US Henry Holt, pp. 396-432 (guide only, editions vary)
Ben Miles audiobook, 18:36:45–20:21:20
First Line: It is magnificent.
Last Line: Gregory says, ‘Did you not know?’
Once you have read this week’s reading, you can read or listen to my weekly post: Wolf Crawl #14: A quaking world, 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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(All the episodes were recorded and released in 2025)





