diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp
index 1b8d1c8..8e74115 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
       m->add(fun(&ContainerType::size), "size");
       m->add(fun(&ContainerType::max_size), "max_size");
       m->add(fun(&ContainerType::empty), "empty");
+      m->add(fun(&ContainerType::clear), "clear");
 
       return m;
     }
@@ -450,6 +451,17 @@ namespace chaiscript
       opers_comparison<String>(m);
       random_access_container_type<String>(type, m);
       sequence_type<String>(type, m);
+
+      //Special case: add push_back to string (which doesn't support other back_insertion operations
+      std::string push_back_name;
+      if (typeid(typename String::value_type) == typeid(Boxed_Value))
+      {
+        push_back_name = "push_back_ref";
+      } else {
+        push_back_name = "push_back";
+      }
+      m->add(fun(&String::push_back), push_back_name);
+
       typedef typename String::size_type (String::*find_func)(const String &, typename String::size_type) const;
       m->add(fun(find_func(&String::find)), "find");
       m->add(fun(find_func(&String::rfind)), "rfind");
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp
index 14c14b2..2ef56cc 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp
@@ -102,7 +102,12 @@ namespace chaiscript
      */
     template <typename Eval_System>
     Boxed_Value eval_single_quoted_string(Eval_System &, TokenPtr node) {
-        return Boxed_Value(node->text);
+        if (node->text.size() == 1) {
+            return Boxed_Value(char(node->text[0]));
+        }
+        else {
+            return Boxed_Value(char((int)node->text[0] * 0xff + (int)node->text[0]));
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude.hpp b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude.hpp
index 4c4402e..bfcb406 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #define CODE_STRING(x, y) #x ", " #y
 
 #define chaiscript_prelude CODE_STRING(\
+def new(x) { var retval = clone(x); clear(x); x } \
 # to_string for Pair()\n\
 def to_string(x) : call_exists(first, x) && call_exists(second, x) { \
   "<" + x.first.to_string() + ", " + x.second.to_string() + ">"; \
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ def to_string(x) : call_exists(range, x) && !x.is_type("string"){ \
 }\
 # Basic to_string function\n\
 def to_string(x) { \
-  return internal_to_string(x); \
+  internal_to_string(x); \
 }\
 # Prints to console with no carriage return\n\
 def puts(x) { \
@@ -45,6 +46,16 @@ def push_back(container, x) : call_exists(push_back_ref, container, x) { contain
 # Inserts the third value at the position of the second value into the container of the first\n\
 # while making a clone. \n\
 def insert_at(container, pos, x) { container.insert_ref_at(pos, clone(x)); } \n\
+# Returns the reverse of the given container\n\
+def reverse(container) {\
+  var retval = Vector(); \
+  var r = retro(range(container)); \
+  while (!r.empty()) { \
+    retval.push_back(r.front()); \
+    r.pop_front(); \
+  } \
+  retval; \
+} \
 # Performs the second value function over the container first value\n\
 def for_each(container, func) : call_exists(range, container) { \
   var range = range(container); \
@@ -54,7 +65,7 @@ def for_each(container, func) : call_exists(range, container) { \
   } \
 } \
 def back_inserter(container) { \
-  return bind(push_back, container, _);     \
+  bind(push_back, container, _);     \
 }\
 \
 def map(container, func, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \
@@ -66,9 +77,9 @@ def map(container, func, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \
 } \
 # Performs the second value function over the container first value. Creates a new Vector with the results\n\
 def map(container, func) { \
-  var retval = Vector();\
+  var retval = Vector(); \
   map(container, func, back_inserter(retval));\
-  return retval;\
+  retval;\
 }\
 # Performs the second value function over the container first value. Starts with initial and continues with each element.\n\
 def foldl(container, func, initial) : call_exists(range, container){ \
@@ -108,7 +119,7 @@ def take(container, num, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \
 def take(container, num) {\
   var retval = Vector(); \
   take(container, num, back_inserter(retval)); \
-  return retval; \
+  retval; \
 }\
 def take_while(container, f, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \
   var r = range(container); \
@@ -121,7 +132,7 @@ def take_while(container, f, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \
 def take_while(container, f) {\
   var retval = Vector(); \
   take_while(container, f, back_inserter(retval)); \
-  return retval;\
+  retval;\
 }\
 def drop(container, num, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \
   var r = range(container); \
@@ -139,7 +150,7 @@ def drop(container, num, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \
 def drop(container, num) {\
   var retval = Vector(); \
   drop(container, num, back_inserter(retval)); \
-  return retval; \
+  retval; \
 }\
 def drop_while(container, f, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \
   var r = range(container); \
@@ -155,7 +166,7 @@ def drop_while(container, f, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \
 def drop_while(container, f) {\
   var retval = Vector(); \
   drop_while(container, f, back_inserter(retval)); \
-  return retval; \
+  retval; \
 }\
 # Applies the second value function to the container. Starts with the first two elements. Expects at least 2 elements.\n\
 def reduce(container, func) : container.size() >= 2 && call_exists(range, container) { \
@@ -198,7 +209,7 @@ def filter(container, f, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \
 def filter(container, f) { \
   var retval = Vector(); \
   filter(container, f, back_inserter(retval));\
-  return retval;\
+  retval;\
 }\
 def generate_range(x, y, inserter) { \
   var i = x; \
@@ -211,7 +222,7 @@ def generate_range(x, y, inserter) { \
 def generate_range(x, y) { \
   var retval = Vector(); \
   generate_range(x,y,back_inserter(retval)); \
-  return retval; \
+  retval; \
 }\
 # Returns a new Vector with the first value to the second value as its elements\n\
 def collate(x, y) { \
@@ -230,7 +241,7 @@ def zip_with(f, x, y, inserter) : call_exists(range, x) && call_exists(range, y)
 def zip_with(f, x, y) { \
   var retval = Vector(); \
   zip_with(f,x,y,back_inserter(retval)); \
-  return retval;\
+  retval;\
 }\
 # Returns a new Vector which joins matching elements of the first and second\n\
 def zip(x, y) { \
@@ -238,27 +249,27 @@ def zip(x, y) { \
 }\
 # Returns the position of the second value string in the first value string\n\
 def find(str, substr) { \
-  return int(find(str, substr, size_t(0))); \
+  int(find(str, substr, size_t(0))); \
 } \
 # Returns the position of last match of the second value string in the first value string\n\
 def rfind(str, substr) { \
-  return int(rfind(str, substr, size_t(-1))); \
+  int(rfind(str, substr, size_t(-1))); \
 } \
 # Returns the position of the first match of elements in the second value string in the first value string\n\
 def find_first_of(str, list) { \
-  return int(find_first_of(str, list, size_t(0))); \
+  int(find_first_of(str, list, size_t(0))); \
 } \
 # Returns the position of the last match of elements in the second value string in the first value string\n\
 def find_last_of(str, list) { \
-  return int(find_last_of(str, list, size_t(-1))); \
+  int(find_last_of(str, list, size_t(-1))); \
 } \
 # Returns the position of the first non-matching element in the second value string in the first value string\n\
 def find_first_not_of(str, list) { \
-  return int(find_first_not_of(str, list, size_t(0))); \
+  int(find_first_not_of(str, list, size_t(0))); \
 } \
 # Returns the position of the last non-matching element in the second value string in the first value string\n\
 def find_last_not_of(str, list) { \
-  return int(find_last_not_of(str, list, size_t(-1))); \
+  int(find_last_not_of(str, list, size_t(-1))); \
 } \
 )
 
diff --git a/unittests/range.chai b/unittests/range.chai
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f939f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/range.chai
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+var x = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+var r = range(x)
+r.pop_front()
+print(r.front())
diff --git a/unittests/range.txt b/unittests/range.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cfbf08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/range.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2
diff --git a/unittests/range_back.chai b/unittests/range_back.chai
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1edf803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/range_back.chai
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+var x = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+var r = range(x)
+r.pop_back()
+print(r.back())
diff --git a/unittests/range_back.txt b/unittests/range_back.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00750ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/range_back.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3
diff --git a/unittests/retro.chai b/unittests/retro.chai
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..904e561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/retro.chai
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+var x = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+var r = retro(range(x))
+r.pop_front()
+print(r.front())
diff --git a/unittests/retro.txt b/unittests/retro.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00750ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/retro.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3