I have a book of collections of Kipling's poems and short stories, as well as a copy of "Kim", which I haven't yet read. And it's a hard read (which I never thought it would be). The problem is most of his works are buried under his experiences of Britain in India, and if you only know a little about it, it's hard going. That said, his poem "If" should be emblazoned on every wannabe tough guys' walls (talking to you, Donnie, Ronnie, Mike, Tucker, Elon, et al).