Considering he lived in a beautiful place - Western Samoa - I think he did collect shells......

Marcus

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De: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Em nome de Monfils, Paul
Enviada em: quarta-feira, 6 de dezembro de 2006 18:53
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Assunto: Re: Famous collectors

I'm not sure if he was a collector himself, but Robert Louis Stevenson is credited with the
statement ...
"It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting seashells than to be born a
millionaire."
Seems like a odd thing for a non-collector to say.

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