William Bottrell Farmer, adventurer, tale collector 1816 - 1881 William Bottrell grew up on a farm at Raftra, near St Levan. His Sennen granny and his mother told young William tales by the fireside which he never forgot. William went to Penzance then Bodmin Grammar schools. He was good at languages and became fluent in French and Spanish. After school he worked on the family farm, but he longed…