Wolf Crawl 2026 #28: The axe in your hand
Bring Up the Bodies: Part Two. Chapter II. Master of Phantoms (4/5)
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 28 of Wolf Crawl runs from Monday, 13 July to Sunday, 19 July. The reading for this week is the fourth of five sections from Part Two. Chapter II. Master of Phantoms. London, April–May 1536.
UK Fourth Estate edition, pp. 406–441
US Picador, pp. 340–369
US Henry Holt, pp. 342-371 (guide only, editions vary)
First Line: May is blossoming…
Last Line: If ever a man came close to beheading himself, Thomas More was that man.
Once you have read this week’s reading, you can read or listen to my weekly post: Wolf Crawl #28: The axe in your hand, 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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