Websites
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Nope—this site is devoted to the Second Boer War.
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This site is dedicated to Victorian ideas of manliness, with a great section on Stoicism.
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Check out "Invictus," another poem that is very similar to "If."
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Well, here's what the prize committee had to say about old Rudyard when Kipling won the award.
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Check out an online biography of Sir Leander Starr Jameson.
Video
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Here's a guy in a lot of different outfits reading the poem.
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Here's a pretty moving video montage, featuring tons of movie clips.
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Wow, this is so cool. Dennis Hopper, Johnny Cash, Rudyard Kipling—'nuf said.
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"If" closes out the most famous tournament in the world.
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Here's the music video for the AC/DC song "Stiff Upper Lip."
Audio
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Yes, this is the guy that plays Alfred in those Batman movies.
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Here's a deep, rich rendition.
Images
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There he is with those trademark glasses.
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Now here's one you don't see everyday.
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Hmm, he must have been younger when all that craziness went down.
Articles and Interviews
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Here's a short article about the story behind the composition of "If."
Books
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Kipling's last work—this ought to be interesting.
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If you feel like buying a book of poetry, well… this might be a good choice.
Movies & TV
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Oh look, there's a live action version of it.