IF
Rudyard Kipling
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This poem is considered one of the most inspirational guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and develop a winning strategy throughout life, and the poem has garnered much attention in popular culture. The 4 stanzas each deal with different life situations and the best way to overcome the obstacles presented -- and these lines in particular, “If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same.”, hang in the tennis player’s entrance at Centre Court Wimbledon in England. They are meant to inspire the players to maintain a good attitude-- win or lose. While Kipling wrote poetry, novels, and articles, he is most notably known for his collection of short stories called The Jungle Book, which he wrote in 1894. A British writer, Kipling won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. ( ~ Summary by Michele Fry) (1 hr 4 min)
Chapters
| IF - Read by ADR | 1:56 | Read by April6090 |
| IF - Read by AGC | 2:37 | Read by Angelique G. Campbell |
| IF - Read by BK | 2:39 | Read by Bruce Kachuk |
| IF - Read by BLT | 1:57 | Read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020) |
| IF - Read by EBL | 2:11 | Read by Erin B. Lillis |
| IF - Read by EC | 2:25 | Read by Ellies |
| IF - Read by EL | 2:34 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| IF - Read by ERS | 2:02 | Read by Eva Staes |
| IF - Read by FEN | 2:43 | Read by Fenman |
| IF - Read by FH | 2:07 | Read by Foon |
| IF - Read by GB | 2:33 | Read by Garth Burton |
| IF - Read by GG | 2:34 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| IF - Read by GRS | 2:03 | Read by Graham Scott |
| IF - Read by IK | 2:20 | Read by Ian King |
| IF - Read by KG | 2:21 | Read by Kristin G. |
| IF - Read by LCW | 2:00 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| IF - Read by MAF | 2:12 | Read by Michael Fassio |
| IF - Read by MB | 2:26 | Read by Matthew M. Benzing |
| IF - Read by MPE | 2:08 | Read by Mark Ernest |
| IF - Read by MTF | 2:19 | Read by Michele Fry |
| IF - Read by ND | 2:05 | Read by Nan Dodge |
| IF - Read by NR | 2:04 | Read by Nemo |
| IF - Read by PC | 2:08 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| IF - Read by RAJ | 2:20 | Read by RajVO |
| IF - Read by SWS | 2:36 | Read by Scotty Smith |
| IF - Read by TP | 2:28 | Read by Tomas Peter |
| IIF - Read by VB | 2:30 | Read by tovarisch |
| IF - Read by WJ | 2:16 | Read by William Allan Jones |
Reviews
inspiring
misnomer17
last line notwithstanding, it's a message of strength for a person of any gender during troubling times.
DeeDee M.
excellent reading from ALL read ears, truly enjoyed it.