IF by Rudyard KIPLING (1868 - 1936) Genre(s): Poetry Read by: April6090, Angelique G. Campbell, Bruce Kachuk, Beth Thomas, Erin B. Lillis, Ellies, Newgatenovelist, Eva Staes, Fenman, Foon, Garth Burton, Greg Giordano, Graham Scott, Ian King, K.G.Cross, Larry Wilson, Michael Fassio, Matthew M. Benzing, Mark Ernest, Michele Fry, Nan Dodge, Nemo, Phil Chenevert, RajVO, Scotty Smith, Tomas Peter, tovarisch, William Allan Jones in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - IF - Read by ADR 00:01:55 - 02 - IF - Read by AGC 00:04:32 - 03 - IF - Read by BK 00:07:11 - 04 - IF - Read by BLT 00:09:08 - 05 - IF - Read by EBL 00:11:19 - 06 - IF - Read by EC 00:13:44 - 07 - IF - Read by EL 00:16:18 - 08 - IF - Read by ERS 00:18:20 - 09 - IF - Read by FEN 00:21:03 - 10 - IF - Read by FH 00:23:10 - 11 - IF - Read by GB 00:25:43 - 12 - IF - Read by GG 00:28:17 - 13 - IF - Read by GRS 00:30:20 - 14 - IF - Read by IK 00:32:40 - 15 - IF - Read by KG 00:35:02 - 16 - IF - Read by LCW 00:37:02 - 17 - IF - Read by MAF 00:39:14 - 18 - IF - Read by MB 00:41:39 - 19 - IF - Read by MPE 00:43:47 - 20 - IF - Read by MTF 00:46:06 - 21 - IF - Read by ND 00:48:12 - 22 - IF - Read by NR 00:50:16 - 23 - IF - Read by PC 00:52:24 - 24 - IF - Read by RAJ 00:54:44 - 25 - IF - Read by SWS 00:57:20 - 26 - IF - Read by TP 00:59:47 - 27 - IIF - Read by VB 01:02:17 - 28 - IF - Read by WJ 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) More information: https://librivox.org/if-by-rudyard-kipling-2/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Ghost Ship & Other Stories by Richard MIDDLETON (1882 - 1911) Genre(s): Short Stories Read by: Nemo, Emma Charlotte, Stephen Paul Paschall, Michael Fassio, Steve C, Beau Wood, Sarocha T, JayS, Jennifer Dallman, John, JoannaH in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Preface by Arthur Machen 00:13:08 - 01 - The Ghost-Ship 00:43:18 - 02 - A Drama of Youth 01:10:56 - 03 - The New Boy 01:46:39 - 04 - On the Brighton Road 01:57:56 - 05 - A Tragedy in Little 02:17:23 - 06 - Shepherd's Boy 02:23:06 - 07 - The Passing of Edward 02:32:31 - 08 - The Story of a Book 03:10:48 - 09 - The Bird in the Garden 03:21:09 - 10 - Children of the Moon 03:33:39 - 11 - The Coffin Merchant 03:53:32 - 12 - The Soul of a Policeman 04:12:40 - 13 - The Conjurer 04:24:15 - 14 - The Poet's Allegory 04:38:11 - 15 - Who Shall Say - ? 04:46:56 - 16 - The Biography of a Superman 05:00:29 - 17 - Blue Blood 05:10:34 - 18 - Fate and the Artist 05:19:36 - 19 - The Great Man 05:30:18 - 20 - A Wet Day Richard Middleton is one of the many authors who, despite great merit, have been almost entirely forgotten today. This English author was an eminent literary figure in his day, admired by, among others, Edgar Jepson, Arthur Machen, and Raymond Chandler. This collection of short stories contains his best-known short story, The Ghost Ship, a skillfully written horror story. The other stories contained in this collection are not all horror stories, but cover a variety of genres and topics. - Summary by Carolin More information: https://librivox.org/the-ghost-ship-other-stories-by-richard-middleton/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)