Wolf Crawl #18: Pity no one
Bring Up the Bodies: Part One. Chapter I. Falcons. Wiltshire, September 1535
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 18 of Wolf Crawl runs from Monday, 4 May to Sunday, 10 May. The reading for this week is Bring Up the Bodies: Part One. Chapter I. Falcons. Wiltshire, September 1535.
UK Fourth Estate edition, pp. 1–35
US Picador, pp. 3–30
US Henry Holt, pp. 3-30 (guide only, editions vary)
Ben Miles audiobook, 0–01:07:15
First Line: His children are falling from the sky.
Last Line: …looking out into England.
Once you have read this week’s reading, you can read or listen to my weekly post: Wolf Crawl #18: Pity no one, 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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