Dixie the Philosopher:
The claw marks in the dust jacket of “The English Philosophers from Bacon to Mill” were left by her late brother Frodo, previous occupant of the top of the bookcases. Dixie took over the role of Guardian of the Books after Frodo’s death.
Occasionally she branches out and explores the shelf of politics and economics:
It can be a little unnerving to be sitting at the dining room table with a cat hovering on the bookshelf right above you! But she hasn’t pounced on us during dinner . . . yet.