English literature

The Mirror and the Light

“The fate of peoples is made like this, two men in small rooms. Forget the coronations, the conclaves of cardinals, the pomp and processions. This is how the […]

English literature

Bring Up the Bodies

“The dead are unseeing, unhearing. The dead are not our business. They cannot be reached, they cannot be touched, they cannot be spoken to.” Part One: Falconry Thomas […]

English literature

Wolf Hall

“Lock Cromwell in a deep dungeon in the morning, and when you come back that night he’ll be sitting on a plush cushion eating larks’ tongues, and all […]