If—

Summary

If— is a written work^[1]. If— ranks in the top 0.42% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,463 views/month, #27 of 6,426).^[2]

Key Facts

• If— authored Rudyard Kipling^[3].
• If—'s — instance of is recorded as written work^[4].
• If—'s genre is lyric poetry^[5].
• If— is part of Rewards and Fairies^[6].
• If—'s — Commons category is recorded as If—^[7].
• If—'s — language of work or name is recorded as English^[8].
• 1895 marks the founding of If—^[9].
• If— was published on 1910^[10].
• If—'s — has edition or translation is recorded as Q66312085^[11].
• If—'s — has edition or translation is recorded as Q112788994^[12].
• If—'s — has edition or translation is recorded as Q112788995^[13].
• If—'s — has edition or translation is recorded as Q112788992^[14].
• If—'s — has edition or translation is recorded as Rewards and Fairies/If—^[15].
• If—'s — has edition or translation is recorded as Q122204439^[16].
• If—'s — published in is recorded as Rewards and Fairies^[17].
• If—'s — title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'If—'}^[18].
• If—'s — first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'If you can keep your head when all about you'}^[19].
• If—'s — last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "And—which is more—you'll be a Man, my son!"}^[20].
• If—'s — copyright status is recorded as public domain^[21].
• If—'s — copyright status is recorded as public domain^[22].
• If—'s — form of creative work is recorded as poem^[23].

Product Details

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• Release type: Poem^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: ab03c402-8a30-424a-a605-ab338c9a4944^[25]

Body

Geography

If— is part of Rewards and Fairies^[6].

Designation and Status

If—'s — instance of is recorded as written work^[4].

History and Context

1895 marks the founding of If—^[9].

Why It Matters

If— ranks in the top 0.42% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,463 views/month, #27 of 6,426).^[2] If— has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] If— is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]