Wolf Crawl 2026 #25: Hunting dogs
Bring Up the Bodies: Part Two. Chapter II. Master of Phantoms (1/5)
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 25 of Wolf Crawl runs from Monday, 22 June to Sunday, 28 June. The reading for this week is the first of five sections from Part Two. Chapter II. Master of Phantoms. London, April–May 1536.
UK Fourth Estate edition, pp. 288–323
US Picador, pp. 242–271
US Henry Holt, pp. 243-272 (guide only, editions vary)
Ben Miles audiobook, 9:37:45–10:49:00
First Line: ‘Come and sit with me a while.’
Last Line: And lock it in your strongbox.
Once you have read this week’s reading, you can read or listen to my weekly post: Wolf Crawl #25: Hunting dogs, 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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