The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man

The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man
Cover of the first edition
Author	Lloyd Alexander
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy novel
Published	E. P. Dutton, 1973
Media type	Print
Pages	107

The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man (1973) is a children's comic fantasy novel by Lloyd Alexander.

Plot

Lionel, a housecat given the power of speech by the magician Stephanus, begs his master to turn him into a man. After many objections concerning the depravity of humans, Stephanus relents; and the transformed Lionel begins his adventures to town of Brightford. The mayor and his officers are plaguing Brightford with capricious rule and economic hardship. The mayor is especially covetous of the inn belonging to Gillian, with whom Lionel begins a rocky friendship. Lionel becomes entangled in the struggles of Brightford, and escalates the conflicts between the mayor and the people, while falling in love with Gillian as he becomes more and more human.

Works by Lloyd Alexander

The Chronicles of Prydain	The Book of Three The Black Cauldron The Castle of Llyr Taran Wanderer The High King The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain

Westmark trilogy	Westmark The Kestrel The Beggar Queen

Other works for children and young adults	Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha Vesper Holly The Iron Ring Gypsy Rizka

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