David McCallum Audiobooks
Key: Bold title = have it or listened to it.  Right-hand column has notes to myself and download links to Drop.io or Mediafire.
If you find any broken or expired links, please let me know! fanfromfla@yahoo.com. Updated Feb. 8, 2010.

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One Book/Story Per Author - Now in Chronological Order
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge /
The Damned Thing, by Ambrose Bierce
Caedmon, 1973		 Drop.io link: .mp3 files and PDF of liner notes (Have LP)
Lassie Come-Home, by Eric Knight
Caedmon, 1973		 Drop.io link: .mp3 file and LP cover images (Have LP)
A lovely story matched by the lilting quality to David's voice.
Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
Caedmon, 1973		 Drop.io link: Zipped .mp3 file with LP cover images (Have LP)
David gives delightful voice to gentle Mole, sensible Rat and conceited (singing!) Toad in these excerpts from the children's classic.
Dracula, by Bram Stoker
Caedmon, 1975		 Drop.io link: "Four Scenes from Dracula" (Have CD)
Two of the scenes are read by David.
Also: "Dracula Meets the Human Fly," a 3-minute segment of David's reading set to music by Lalo Schifrin (thanks to lyrebird at LJ).
A Dog of Flanders, by Ouida
Caedmon, 1978		 Drop.io link: .mp3 file and PDF of liner notes (Have LP)
Five Tales from the Decameron, by Giovanni Boccaccio; translated by Richard Aldington.
Caedmon / HarperCollins, 1981

Drop.io link: mp3 file and PDF of cassette cover
Bawdy tales from medieval times.
Contents:
Foreword (David McCallum)
First day: 4th tale (David McCallum)
Seventh day: 1st tale (Carole Shelley)
Sixth day: 4th tale (Carole Shelley)
Sixth day: 7th tale (David McCallum)
Third day: 10th tale (David McCallum)

Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe
Random House/Reader's Digest, 1986		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 (Have cassette)
A lovely, lyrical reading of the classic tale of the castaway, with many great lessons in life, faith, morality and history.
Journey, by James A. Michener
Random House, 1989		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 (Have cassette)
Fascinating historical novel about an expedition to cross Canada to the gold fields of the Klondike. Hubris and the elements conspire along the way.
The Fifth Profession, by David Morell
Dove Books on Tape, 1990		 Drop.io links: Part 1-2 // Parts 3-4 (Have cassette)
A twisty tale about a professional "protector," Japanese-American relations, memory and mind control. Action and romance too!
London Fields, by Martin Amis
Dove Audio, 1990		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 // Part 3 (Audible.com download)
Warning: frank sexual content and descriptions of child abuse
Games of the Hangman, by Victor O'Reilly
KVC Home Video, 1992		 Drop.io links: Part  1 // Part 2 (Have cassette)
Interesting heroes, a truly creepy villain and intrigue that ranges from Ireland to Switzerland and back.
China Lake, by Anthony Hyde
Simon & Schuster, 1992		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 (Have cassette)
Intrigue and murder years in the wake of a espionage plot/frame-up. The action spans the California desert, Ireland, Wales and Germany.
Devil's Juggler, by Murray Smith
Simon & Schuster, 1993		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 (Have cassette)
Flawed heroes and villains people this plot that weaves together British special ops, the provisional IRA and Colombian drug lords.
Desert Fire, by David Hagberg
Durking Hayes Publishing, 1993		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 (Have cassette)
Murder and Middle East intrigue combine in this satisfying mystery-thriller featuring a German investigator and an Iraqi agent.
The Book of Virtues II, by William J. Bennett
Simon & Schuster, 1994		 Drop.io link (Have cassette). David reads the following seven passages, short stories and/or poems: The Children's Hour; Marley's Ghost; Terence, This is Stupid Stuff; Damon & Pythias; The Boy Who Never Told a Lie; The Last Lesson; The Captain's Daughter.
Three Men in a Boat, by Jerome K. Jerome
Castle Communications, 1994		 Drop.io link (Have cassette)
Wry humor and misadventure accompany three friends and their dog on a boat trip up the Thames.
The Commodore, by Patrick O'Brian
Soundeluxe, 1995		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 (Have cassette)
Thrilling sea saga!
King of the Wind, by Marguerite Henry
Bantam Doubleday, 1998		 Drop.io links: Part 1-4 // Parts 5-8 (Library cassette)
Lovely, unabridged story about the life of an Arabian stallion and the boy who looks after him.
The Arcanum: The Extraordinary True Story, by Janet Gleeson
Warner, 1999		 Drop.io links: Parts 1-2 // Parts 3-4 // Parts 5-6 // Parts 7-8
(Library cassette) Surprisingly fascinating story about the creation of porcelain in Europe.

Multiple Books by Author
By Anne Perry
Mystery novels set in late Victorian-era London, featuring police superintendent Thomas Pitt.
David reads the 15th through the 21st entries in the series.
Traitor's Gate
 Random House, 1996		 Drop.io link: Part 1 // Part 2 (Have cassette)
Pitt investigates murder and espionage in a plot that involves imperialism in Africa and a powerful secret society.
Pentecost Alley
 Random House, 1996		 GeorgieSmith's MediaFire link
The murder of a prostitute brings up echoes of Jack the Ripper. The solution has many twists and layers.
Ashworth Hall
Random House, 1997		 GeorgieSmith's MediaFire link
Classic "whodunit" in a stately home, with the backdrop of a Irish-English politics and a cast of characters that's hard to keep track of.
Brunswick Gardens
Random House, 1998		 Drop.io link: Part 1 // Part 2
A trio of clergymen are the prime suspects in the murder of a young female scholar.
Bedford Square
Random House, 1999		 GeorgieSmith's MediaFire link  (Have cassette)
Pitt tackles a perplexing case of murder and blackmail.
Half Moon Street
Random House, 2000		 GeorgieSmith's MediaFire link
The mystery is set in the world of the theater and deals with women's freedoms and racy photographs of the day.
The Whitechapel Conspiracy
Bantam, 2001		 GeorgieSmith's MediaFire link
Complex story concerning conspiracies to overthrow the British government, the monarchy and cover up the Whitechapel murders.
By Dale Brown
Dreamland: Razor's Edge
HarperAudio, 2002		 Drop.io: Part 1 // Part 2 // Part 3 // Part 4 // Part 5 (Library CD)
Military techno-thriller based in late-1990s Iran and Iraq. David's voice is lovely while he reads streams of military and computer terminology.
Air Battle Force
HarperAudio, 2003		 Drop.io: Part 1 // Part 2 // Part 3 // Part 4 // Part 5 (Library CD)
Military story centering on a primitive Taliban force pushing into Turkmenistan and a secret techno-elite U.S. military unit. The surprise is a sympathetic Taliban character. Otherwise, a bore. IMHO.
By Jeff Deaver
A Maiden's Grave
Penguin Audio, 1995		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 (Have cassette)
The Bone Collector
Penguin Audio, 1997		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 (Have cassette)
By Jack Higgins
A Season in Hell
Simon & Schuster, 1989		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 (Have cassette)
Cold Harbour
Audioworks, 1990		 GeorgieSmith's MediaFire Link (Listened to download)
The Eagle Has Flown
Simon & Schuster, 1991		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 (Have cassette)
Story opens with the conceit of the author making himself part of the story but flashes back to compelling multinational WWII intrigue.
White House Connection
Putnam Berkley Audio, 1999		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 // Part 3 // Part 4 (Have cassette)
An OK thriller about personal revenge and treachery amid the English-Irish peace process. Background "mood" music is rather random.
By H.P. Lovecraft
The Rats in the Walls
Caedmon, 1973		 GeorgieSmith's MediaFire link (Have CD)
The descendant of a cursed family restores the old homestead. Big mistake. Compelling and disturbing -- in other words, pure Lovecraft!
The Dunwich Horror
Caedmon, 1976		 GeorgieSmith's MediaFire link (Listened to download)
 
The Haunter of the Dark
Caedmon, 1979		 Drop.io link (Have LP)
By Edvard Radzinsky
The Last Tsar: Life & Death of Nicholas II
Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1993		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 // Part 3 // Part 4 (Have cassette)
Well-told, well-researched biography of the Romanov family.
Stalin
Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1996		 Drop.io links: Part 1 // Part 2 // Part 3 // Part 4 (Have cassette)
The book is best in the first half, when telling of the origins of the brutal Soviet dictator.
By Patrick Robinson
HMS Unseen (1999) Drop.io: Parts 1-2 // Parts 3-4 // Parts 5-6 // Parts 7-8 (Have cassette)
U.S.S. Seawolf (2000) Drop.io: Part 1 // Part 2 // Part 3 // Part 4 // Part 5 (Have CD)
Shark Mutiny (2001) Drop.io: Parts 1-2 // Parts 3-4 // Parts 5-6 // Parts 7-8 (Have cassette)
Barracuda 945 (2003) Drop.io: Part 1 // Part 2 // Part 3 // Part 4 // Part 5 (Library CD)
Scimitar SL-2 (2004) Drop.io: Part 1 // Part 2 // Part 3 // Part 4 // Part 5 (Library CD)

One of many voices
Speech in Action: For Students of Speech & Interpretation
Scott, Foresman & Co., 1965		 Drop.io link - David's passages:
  • Speech to inspire or stimulate -- The Bell: John Dunne
  • Speech to get action -- A battlefield speech: Catiline
  • Special speaking situations -- Farewell speech: Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Choric interpretation -- Song from Cymbeline (David McCallum & Donald Harron)
  • Interpretation of dramatic literature -- Pygmalion, Act V: George Bernard Shaw -- Doolittle (David McCallum); Higgins (Donald Harron); Pickering (Richard Ramos)
Pompeii: City Captured in Ash
Time Warner Audiobooks, 1998
From Lost Civilizations/Time-Life Books		 Drop.io link
Greece: The Golden Age
Hachette Audio, 1999
 From Lost Civilizations/Time-Life Books		 Drop.io link
Titanic
A&E Audio Books, 1998		 Drop.io - Part 1: Death of a Dream // Part 2: The Legend Lives On
David narrates, with commentary by survivors and experts.
The Titanic Chronicles
Bennu Media, 1999		 Drop.io - Part 1 // Part 2 (Downloaded .mp3s from Amazon)
An enactment of the most striking moments from the 1912 Senate investigation into the Titanic disaster. Hosted by David McCallum. Other voices were alumni of Titanic productions for screen, TV and stage spanning 50+ years. The accompaniment is the same music played by the string quartet on the Titanic.

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