If Resources

Nope—this site is devoted to the Second Boer War.

This site is dedicated to Victorian ideas of manliness, with a great section on Stoicism.

Check out "Invictus," another poem that is very similar to "If."

Well, here's what the prize committee had to say about old Rudyard when Kipling won the award.

Check out an online biography of Sir Leander Starr Jameson.

Here's a guy in a lot of different outfits reading the poem.

Here's a pretty moving video montage, featuring tons of movie clips.

Wow, this is so cool. Dennis Hopper, Johnny Cash, Rudyard Kipling—'nuf said.

"If" closes out the most famous tournament in the world.

Here's the music video for the AC/DC song "Stiff Upper Lip."

Yes, this is the guy that plays Alfred in those Batman movies.

Here's a deep, rich rendition.

There he is with those trademark glasses.

Now here's one you don't see everyday.

Hmm, he must have been younger when all that craziness went down.

Here's a short article about the story behind the composition of "If."

Kipling's last work—this ought to be interesting.

If you feel like buying a book of poetry, well… this might be a good choice.

Oh look, there's a live action version of it.