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The existence of Robin Hood as a real historical figure hasn’t been proved, but despite that, it has been popular among readers for generations.

The novel consists out of 22 chapters, each of them describing one of the adventures of Robin Hood and his gang. Although they were outlaws participating in a lot of illegal actions, they are portrayed as heroes who are fighting for justice.

Robin Hood is described as a moral force, which role is deciding who should be punished and the what the punishment should be like. Although he is a law-defying criminal, he is a noble and an honest person who cares for the well-being of the poor and tries to repair the injustice they suffer from more powerful and wealthier people. The rest of his crew shares his opinion and attitude.

The plot takes place in medieval England where 18-year-old Robin accidentally kills some stranger and starts living as an outlaw in the Sherwood forest. He gathers around himself young outlaws, who are also noble and righteous and fight against the injustice of rich people.

The plot unfolds through episodes divided per chapters, each episode presenting another adventure of Robin Hood and his crew.

During the novel, the author often speaks to the readers while describing numerous adventures, usually with a lot of humor involved, making it more interesting. Although the novel is suitable for younger readers because of its perky tone, it ends with the death of the main character, as an unexpected plot twist.

Robin Hood and his company are described from their first union all the way to them falling apart, which lasted for many years. During that time, they fixed a lot of injustices, helped to the poor, punished the rich avoided all charges pressed against them and even got to experience living at the royal court, under king’s protection.

At the very end, they return back to their outlaw life in the forest, giving this novel a circuit plot structure because it begins and ends in the forest, assembling the crew and falling apart into a similar state as at the beginning.

The death of Robin Hood is described in last chapter, an epilog, but without it the novel would remain his circuit form and a happy end, describing Robin Hood and his companions as the kings respected servants with spotless reputation regained.