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Hide and Seek

by Vernon Scannell (1922-2007)

A child hiding in an ingenious spot waits to be found, only to discover with a jolt that the others have already gone and the hider is alone in the dark.

ChildhoodIsolationBetrayalImagination

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4ET1 Component 1 (Unit 1) Section B, and the modular 4XET1. All sixteen are compulsory, not a choice. Expressly NOT part of 4EA1.

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All sixteen texts in Part 3 are compulsory.

Part 3 of the anthology, page 58.

Source: Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology, Issue 8, February 2026 (read 2026-09-19).