Wolf Crawl 2026 #32: To the underworld
The Mirror and the Light: Part One. Chapter II. Salvage (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 32 of Wolf Crawl runs from Monday, 10 August to Sunday, 16 August. The reading for this week is the second of three parts of Part One. Chapter II. Salvage. London, Summer 1536, The Mirror and the Light.
UK Fourth Estate edition, pp. 77–116
US Picador, pp. 64–98
First line: In his room at the Tower, Thomas Wyatt is sitting at the table where he left him…
Last line: …his burdened and oppressed flesh the place where all arguments come to rest.
Once you have read this week’s reading, you can read or listen to my weekly post: Wolf Crawl #32: To the underworld, 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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(All the episodes were recorded and released in 2025)
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