diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 2247f9c..d18f375 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
 * Vladimir Gorbunov <vsg@suburban.me>
 * John Jacobsen <john@mail.npxdesigns.com>
 * rogererens <roger.erens@e-s-c.biz>
+* Thomas Ballinger <thomasballinger@gmail.com>
diff --git a/docs/language/api.rst b/docs/language/api.rst
index 47d99d8..31a32a7 100644
--- a/docs/language/api.rst
+++ b/docs/language/api.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Theory of Hy
 ============
 
 Hy maintains, over everything else, 100% compatibility in both directions
-with Python it's self. All Hy code follows a few simple rules. Memorize
+with Python itself. All Hy code follows a few simple rules. Memorize
 this, it's going to come in handy.
 
 These rules help make sure code is idiomatic and interface-able in both
diff --git a/eg/clint/clint-progress.hy b/eg/clint/clint-progress.hy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d247f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eg/clint/clint-progress.hy
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+(import [clint.textui [progress]]
+        [time [sleep]]
+        [random [random]])
+
+(for [x (.bar progress (range 100))]
+  (sleep (* (random) 0.1)))
diff --git a/hy/lex/states.py b/hy/lex/states.py
index 51255bd..9c81967 100644
--- a/hy/lex/states.py
+++ b/hy/lex/states.py
@@ -255,8 +255,9 @@ class String(State):
         """
         if self.escaped:
             self.escaped = False
-            if char == "n":
-                self.nodes.append("\n")
+            simple_escapables = tuple('abfnrtv')
+            if char in simple_escapables:
+                self.nodes.append(eval('"\\'+char+'"'))
                 return
             if char == "\\":
                 self.nodes.append("\\")
diff --git a/hy/macros.py b/hy/macros.py
index 5149cc7..d3530fd 100644
--- a/hy/macros.py
+++ b/hy/macros.py
@@ -57,20 +57,25 @@ def _wrap_value(x):
     else:
         return wrapper(x)
 
-_wrappers = {int: HyInteger,
-             bool: lambda x: HySymbol("True") if x else HySymbol("False"),
-             float: HyFloat,
-             complex: HyComplex,
-             str_type: HyString,
-             dict: lambda d: HyDict(_wrap_value(x) for x in sum(d.items(), ())),
-             list: lambda l: HyList(_wrap_value(x) for x in l)}
+_wrappers = {
+    int: HyInteger,
+    bool: lambda x: HySymbol("True") if x else HySymbol("False"),
+    float: HyFloat,
+    complex: HyComplex,
+    str_type: HyString,
+    dict: lambda d: HyDict(_wrap_value(x) for x in sum(d.items(), ())),
+    list: lambda l: HyList(_wrap_value(x) for x in l)
+}
+
 
 def process(tree, module_name):
     if isinstance(tree, HyExpression):
         fn = tree[0]
         if fn in ("quote", "quasiquote"):
             return tree
-        ntree = HyExpression([fn] + [process(x, module_name) for x in tree[1:]])
+        ntree = HyExpression(
+            [fn] + [process(x, module_name) for x in tree[1:]]
+        )
         ntree.replace(tree)
 
         if isinstance(fn, HyString):
diff --git a/tests/native_tests/language.hy b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
index cf345f4..07ed7db 100644
--- a/tests/native_tests/language.hy
+++ b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
@@ -728,3 +728,7 @@
                   (assert (= x [3 2 1]))
                   "success")
               (except [NameError] "failure")))))
+
+(defn test-encoding-nightmares []
+  "NATIVE: test unicode encoding escaping crazybits"
+  (assert (= (len "ℵℵℵ♥♥♥\t♥♥\r\n") 11)))