Project Gutenberg 2020-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 105 Hartzell, H. A. Dyas Death and Taxes Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Death and Taxes" by H. A. Hartzell is a light-hearted fantasy novel written in the early 1960s. The book explores themes of financial struggles against a backdrop of whimsical supernatural elements, centering on the impending demolition of a historic lighthouse and the humorous ramifications it has on both the living and the dead, particularly focusing on a ghostly sailor. The story revolves around Jerry Masterson, an artist facing financial difficulties due to unpaid taxes, who unexpectedly encounters the ghost of Captain Wully MacGreggor. As Wully seeks to avoid homelessness after the lighthouse's destruction, he inadvertently influences Jerry’s artistic endeavors, leading to unexpected success when Jerry’s paintings start being recognized for their unique charm. Alongside his supernatural adventures with Wully and a captivating love interest, Heather Higgins, Jerry learns about creativity, the value of history, and the amusing chaos that ensues when spirits mingle with the everyday lives of mortals. Ultimately, the novel combines humor, romance, and the fantastical in a narrative that underscores the often absurd relationship between death and financial worries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Love stories Ghosts -- Fiction Painters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Novels 55749 2025-07-24T09:23:21.070838 text/html 32245 2024-10-17T15:42:20 text/html 297976 2025-07-24T09:23:23.310868 application/epub+zip 296807 2025-07-24T09:23:21.476827 application/epub+zip 81386 2025-07-24T09:23:21.247848 application/epub+zip 335383 2025-07-24T09:23:24.716848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327932 2025-07-24T09:23:22.803871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112748 2022-09-27T15:56:39.088616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48566 2025-07-24T09:23:20.938847 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28825 2024-10-17T15:42:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17025 2025-07-24T09:23:24.880821 application/rdf+xml 25704 2025-07-24T09:23:21.331842 image/jpeg 3999 2025-07-24T09:23:21.290848 image/jpeg 423433 2025-07-24T09:23:21.085861 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog