diff --git a/src/Axel/AST.hs b/src/Axel/AST.hs
index 64863b1..2dcc12d 100644
--- a/src/Axel/AST.hs
+++ b/src/Axel/AST.hs
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import Axel.Haskell.Language (isOperator)
 import Axel.Haskell.Macros (hygenisizeMacroName)
 import qualified Axel.Parse.AST as Parse
 import Axel.Sourcemap
-  ( Bracket(CurlyBraces, DoubleQuotes, Parentheses, SingleQuotes,
-        SquareBrackets)
+  ( Bracket(CurlyBraces, Parentheses, SquareBrackets)
   , Delimiter(Commas, Newlines, Pipes, Spaces)
   )
 import qualified Axel.Sourcemap as SM
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ import qualified Axel.Sourcemap as SM
   , surround
   )
 import qualified Axel.Utils.Display as Display (delimit, renderPragma, surround)
-import Axel.Utils.Text (handleCharEscapes)
 import Axel.Utils.Tuple (annotate, unannotated)
 
 import Control.Lens.Combinators (_head, _last)
@@ -452,13 +450,10 @@ instance ToHaskell (FunctionApplication (Maybe SM.Expression)) where
 
 instance ToHaskell (Literal (Maybe SM.Expression)) where
   toHaskell :: Literal (Maybe SM.Expression) -> SM.Output
-  toHaskell literal@(LChar _ x) =
-    mkHaskell literal $
-    Display.surround SingleQuotes (handleCharEscapes (T.singleton x))
+  toHaskell literal@(LChar _ x) = mkHaskell literal $ showText x
   toHaskell literal@(LFloat _ x) = mkHaskell literal $ showText x
   toHaskell literal@(LInt _ x) = mkHaskell literal $ showText x
-  toHaskell literal@(LString _ x) =
-    mkHaskell literal $ Display.surround DoubleQuotes (handleCharEscapes x)
+  toHaskell literal@(LString _ x) = mkHaskell literal $ showText x
 
 instance ToHaskell (TypeSignature (Maybe SM.Expression)) where
   toHaskell :: TypeSignature (Maybe SM.Expression) -> SM.Output
diff --git a/src/Axel/Parse/AST.hs b/src/Axel/Parse/AST.hs
index de4c2ef..7940b31 100644
--- a/src/Axel/Parse/AST.hs
+++ b/src/Axel/Parse/AST.hs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import Axel.Utils.Recursion
   , ZipperRecursive(zipperBottomUpTraverse, zipperTopDownTraverse)
   , bottomUpFmap
   )
-import Axel.Utils.Text (handleCharEscapes)
 import Axel.Utils.Zipper (unsafeDown, unsafeUp)
 
 import Control.Lens ((<|))
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ toAxel :: Expression ann -> Text
 toAxel (LiteralChar _ x) = "#\\" <> T.singleton x
 toAxel (LiteralFloat _ x) = showText x
 toAxel (LiteralInt _ x) = showText x
-toAxel (LiteralString _ xs) = "\"" <> handleCharEscapes (T.pack xs) <> "\""
+toAxel (LiteralString _ xs) = showText xs
 toAxel (SExpression _ (Symbol _ "applyInfix":xs)) =
   "{" <> T.unwords (map toAxel xs) <> "}"
 toAxel (SExpression _ (Symbol _ "list":xs)) =
diff --git a/src/Axel/Pretty.hs b/src/Axel/Pretty.hs
index c73ed14..8936b77 100644
--- a/src/Axel/Pretty.hs
+++ b/src/Axel/Pretty.hs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import Axel.Parse.AST
 import qualified Axel.Sourcemap as SM
 import Axel.Utils.Foldable (mapWithPrev)
 import Axel.Utils.Recursion (bottomUpFmap)
-import Axel.Utils.Text (handleCharEscapes)
 
 import Control.Lens (ala, under)
 
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ toAxelPretty (LiteralChar _ x) = "#\\" <> P.pretty x
 toAxelPretty (LiteralFloat _ x) = P.pretty x
 toAxelPretty (LiteralInt _ x) = P.pretty x
 toAxelPretty (LiteralString _ x) =
-  P.dquotes $ P.pretty (under unpacked handleCharEscapes x)
+  P.dquotes $ P.pretty (under unpacked showText x)
 toAxelPretty (SExpression _ (Symbol _ "applyInfix":xs)) =
   P.braces $ sexp True (map toAxelPretty xs)
 toAxelPretty (SExpression _ (Symbol _ "list":xs)) =
diff --git a/src/Axel/Utils/Text.hs b/src/Axel/Utils/Text.hs
index b066bcc..9c5d541 100644
--- a/src/Axel/Utils/Text.hs
+++ b/src/Axel/Utils/Text.hs
@@ -29,13 +29,6 @@ s =
     (error "Cannot use s as a type")
     (error "Cannot use s as a dec")
 
-handleCharEscapes :: Text -> Text
-handleCharEscapes =
-  T.concatMap $ \case
-    '\\' -> "\\\\"
-    '\n' -> "\\n"
-    c -> T.singleton c
-
 -- TODO This renders very poorly in e.g. Fira Code Mono.
 bold :: Text -> Text
 bold = T.map boldCharacter
diff --git a/test/Axel/Test/ParseSpec.hs b/test/Axel/Test/ParseSpec.hs
index 8cbedab..9a8037a 100644
--- a/test/Axel/Test/ParseSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Axel/Test/ParseSpec.hs
@@ -43,6 +43,24 @@ spec_Parse = do
     it "can parse a string literal" $ do
       let result = LiteralString () "a \x1000 \"b"
       parseSingle "\"a \x1000 \\\"b\"" `shouldBe` result
+    it
+      "can parse string literals with escaped double quotes at the boundaries (regression: #79)" $ do
+      let result = LiteralString () "a \x1000 \""
+      parseSingle "\"a \x1000 \\\"\"" `shouldBe` result
+      let result = LiteralString () "a \x1000 \"\""
+      parseSingle "\"a \x1000 \\\"\\\"\"" `shouldBe` result
+      let result = LiteralString () "\""
+      parseSingle "\"\\\"\"" `shouldBe` result
+      let result = LiteralString () "\"\""
+      parseSingle "\"\\\"\\\"\"" `shouldBe` result
+      let result = LiteralString () "\"\" foo"
+      parseSingle "\"\\\"\\\" foo\"" `shouldBe` result
+      let result = LiteralString () "\"\"\""
+      parseSingle "\"\\\"\\\"\\\"\"" `shouldBe` result
+    it
+      "can parse a string literal with a double quote at the end (regression: #79)" $ do
+      let result = LiteralString () "a \x1000 \""
+      parseSingle "\"a \x1000 \\\"\"" `shouldBe` result
     it "can parse a quasiquoted expression" $ do
       let result =
             SExpression
diff --git a/test/Axel/Test/Transpilation/regression/Issue79.axel_golden b/test/Axel/Test/Transpilation/regression/Issue79.axel_golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31abf67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Axel/Test/Transpilation/regression/Issue79.axel_golden
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(module Main)
+
+(= example "This should be a quotation mark: \"")
+
+(= main (print example))
diff --git a/test/Axel/Test/Transpilation/regression/Issue79.hs_golden b/test/Axel/Test/Transpilation/regression/Issue79.hs_golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f87537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Axel/Test/Transpilation/regression/Issue79.hs_golden
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module Main where
+import Axel
+import qualified Prelude as GHCPrelude
+import qualified Axel.Parse.AST as AST
+example  = "This should be a quotation mark: \""
+main  = (print example)
diff --git a/test/Axel/Test/Transpilation/syntax/StringSyntax.hs_golden b/test/Axel/Test/Transpilation/syntax/StringSyntax.hs_golden
index 635316b..61457ab 100644
--- a/test/Axel/Test/Transpilation/syntax/StringSyntax.hs_golden
+++ b/test/Axel/Test/Transpilation/syntax/StringSyntax.hs_golden
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ module StringSyntax where
 import Axel
 import qualified Prelude as GHCPrelude
 import qualified Axel.Parse.AST as AST
-foo  = "some\nstring\n  multiline	{- this should be in the string -} -- and this"
+foo  = "some\nstring\n  multiline\t{- this should be in the string -} -- and this"