diff --git a/ReadArgs.cabal b/ReadArgs.cabal
--- a/ReadArgs.cabal
+++ b/ReadArgs.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                ReadArgs
-Version:             1.1
+Version:             1.2
 Synopsis:            Simple command line argument parsing
 
 Description:         
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@
   @
   .
   Any type that has both @Typeable@ and @Read@ instances
-  can be used.  Both @Char@ and @String@ are handled specially so that
+  can be used. @Char@, @String@, and @Text@ are handled specially so that
   command line arguments for both do not require quotes (as their 
-  @Read@ instances do).
+  @Read@ instances do). A special instance is provided for @FilePath@ so 
+  that no constructor or quotes are required.
   .
   @readArgs@ also supports optional arguments and variadic arguments.
   Optional arguments are specified using @Maybe@, and variadic arguments 
@@ -82,7 +83,9 @@
   Exposed-modules:     ReadArgs
 
   Build-depends: 
-    base >= 4.3.1.0 && < 5
+    base >= 4.3.1.0 && < 5,
+    system-filepath >= 0.4.7 && < 0.5,
+    text >= 0.11.1.13 && < 12
   
 Test-Suite ReadArgsSpec
   type:
@@ -92,12 +95,16 @@
     ReadArgsSpec.hs
 
   Build-depends:       
-    hspec >= 0.9,
-    base >= 4.3.1.0 && < 5
+    hspec >= 1.3 && < 2,
+    base >= 4.3.1.0 && < 5,
+    system-filepath >= 0.4.7 && < 0.5,
+    text >= 0.11.1.13 && < 12
   
 Executable ReadArgsEx
   Main-Is:
     ReadArgsEx.hs
 
   Build-depends: 
-    base >= 4.3.1.0 && < 5
+    base >= 4.3.1.0 && < 5,
+    system-filepath >= 0.4.7 && < 0.5,
+    text >= 0.11.1.13 && < 12
diff --git a/ReadArgs.hs b/ReadArgs.hs
--- a/ReadArgs.hs
+++ b/ReadArgs.hs
@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@
 import Data.List 
 import Data.Typeable 
 
+import Data.Text (Text, pack)
+import Filesystem.Path (FilePath)
+import Filesystem.Path.CurrentOS (fromText)
+import Prelude hiding (FilePath)
+
 import System.Environment
 import System.Exit
-import System.IO
+import System.IO hiding (FilePath)
 
 -- |parse the desired argument tuple from the command line or 
 --  print a simple usage statment and quit
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@
 instance (Typeable t, Read t) => Arguable t where
   parse s = case reads s of
     [(i,"")] -> Just i
-    otherwise -> Nothing
+    _ -> Nothing
   name t = showsTypeRep (typeOf t) ""
 
 -- |string is a special case, so that we don't force the user to double-quote
@@ -49,11 +54,23 @@
   parse = Just
   name _ = "String"
 
+-- |Text is a special case, so that we don't force the user to double-quote
+-- their input
+instance Arguable Text where
+  parse = Just . pack
+  name _ = "Text"
+
+-- |FilePath is a special case, so that we don't force the user to double-quote
+-- their input
+instance Arguable FilePath where
+  parse = Just . fromText . pack
+  name _ = "FilePath"
+
 -- |char is a special case, so that we don't force the user to single-quote
 -- their input
 instance Arguable Char where
   parse [x] = Just x
-  parse xs = Nothing
+  parse _ = Nothing
   name _ = "Char"
 
 -- |a class for types that can be parsed from some number of command line