Wolf Crawl 2026 #23: The cutting wind
Bring Up the Bodies: Part Two. Chapter I. The Black Book (2/3)
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 23 of Wolf Crawl runs from Monday, 8 June to Sunday, 14 June. The reading for this week is the second third of Bring Up the Bodies: Part Two. Chapter I. The Black Book.
UK Fourth Estate edition, pp. 223–255
US Picador, pp. 187–214
US Henry Holt, pp. 188-214 (guide only, editions vary)
Ben Miles audiobook, 7:26:56–8:30:14
First Line: So here’s the Duke of Norfolk…
Last Line: One day he will give in and invite it to stand by the hearth.
Once you have read this week’s reading, you can read or listen to my weekly post: Wolf Crawl #23: The cutting wind, 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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