Wolf Crawl 2026 #29: It is done
Bring Up the Bodies: Part Two. Chapter II. Master of Phantoms (5/5) & Chapter III. Spoils
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 29 of Wolf Crawl runs from Monday, 20 July to Sunday, 26 July. The reading for this week is the final section of Part Two. Chapter II. Master of Phantoms. London, April–May 1536, and Chapter III. Spoils. London, Summer 1536.
UK Fourth Estate edition, pp. 441–482
US Picador, pp. 369–404
US Henry Holt, pp. 371-407 (guide only, editions vary)
Ben Miles audiobook, 14:51:25–16:19:00
First Line: The queen wears scarlet and black…
Last Line: Here is one.
Once you have read this week’s reading, you can read or listen to my weekly post: Wolf Crawl #29: It is done, 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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