diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f3e52a..3de9785 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ set(TEST_NAMES
     test_parse_inline_table
     test_parse_key
     test_parse_table_key
+    test_literals
     test_get
     test_get_related_func
     test_from_toml
diff --git a/tests/test_literals.cpp b/tests/test_literals.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7431f80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_literals.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+#define BOOST_TEST_MODULE "test_literals"
+#ifdef UNITTEST_FRAMEWORK_LIBRARY_EXIST
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#else
+#define BOOST_TEST_NO_LIB
+#include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
+#endif
+#include <toml.hpp>
+#include <map>
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_file_as_literal)
+{
+    using namespace toml::literals::toml_literals;
+
+    {
+        const toml::value r{{"a", 42}, {"b", "baz"}};
+        const toml::value v = u8R"(
+            a = 42
+            b = "baz"
+        )"_toml;
+
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(r, v);
+    }
+    {
+        const toml::value r{
+            {"c", 3.14},
+            {"table", toml::table{{"a", 42}, {"b", "baz"}}}
+        };
+        const toml::value v = u8R"(
+            c = 3.14
+            [table]
+            a = 42
+            b = "baz"
+        )"_toml;
+
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(r, v);
+    }
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_value_as_literal)
+{
+    using namespace toml::literals::toml_literals;
+
+    {
+        const toml::value v1 = u8"true"_toml;
+        const toml::value v2 = u8"false"_toml;
+
+        BOOST_CHECK(v1.is_boolean());
+        BOOST_CHECK(v2.is_boolean());
+        BOOST_CHECK(toml::get<bool>(v1));
+        BOOST_CHECK(!toml::get<bool>(v2));
+    }
+    {
+        const toml::value v1 = u8"123_456"_toml;
+        const toml::value v2 = u8"0b0010"_toml;
+        const toml::value v3 = u8"0xDEADBEEF"_toml;
+
+        BOOST_CHECK(v1.is_integer());
+        BOOST_CHECK(v2.is_integer());
+        BOOST_CHECK(v3.is_integer());
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(toml::get<toml::integer>(v1), 123456);
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(toml::get<toml::integer>(v2), 2);
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(toml::get<toml::integer>(v3), 0xDEADBEEF);
+    }
+    {
+        const toml::value v1 = u8"3.1415"_toml;
+        const toml::value v2 = u8"6.02e+23"_toml;
+
+        BOOST_CHECK(v1.is_float());
+        BOOST_CHECK(v2.is_float());
+        BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(toml::get<double>(v1), 3.1415,  0.00001);
+        BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(toml::get<double>(v2), 6.02e23, 0.0001);
+    }
+    {
+        const toml::value v1 = u8R"("foo")"_toml;
+        const toml::value v2 = u8R"('foo')"_toml;
+        const toml::value v3 = u8R"("""foo""")"_toml;
+        const toml::value v4 = u8R"('''foo''')"_toml;
+
+        BOOST_CHECK(v1.is_string());
+        BOOST_CHECK(v2.is_string());
+        BOOST_CHECK(v3.is_string());
+        BOOST_CHECK(v4.is_string());
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(toml::get<std::string>(v1), "foo");
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(toml::get<std::string>(v2), "foo");
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(toml::get<std::string>(v3), "foo");
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(toml::get<std::string>(v4), "foo");
+    }
+    {
+        const toml::value v1 = u8R"([1,2,3])"_toml;
+
+        BOOST_CHECK(v1.is_array());
+        BOOST_CHECK((toml::get<std::vector<int>>(v1) == std::vector<int>{1,2,3}));
+    }
+    {
+        const toml::value v1 = u8R"({a = 42})"_toml;
+
+        BOOST_CHECK(v1.is_table());
+        BOOST_CHECK((toml::get<std::map<std::string,int>>(v1) ==
+                               std::map<std::string,int>{{"a", 42}}));
+    }
+    {
+        const toml::value v1 = u8"1979-05-27"_toml;
+
+        BOOST_CHECK(v1.is_local_date());
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(toml::get<toml::local_date>(v1),
+                          toml::local_date(1979, toml::month_t::May, 27));
+    }
+    {
+        const toml::value v1 = u8"12:00:00"_toml;
+
+        BOOST_CHECK(v1.is_local_time());
+        BOOST_CHECK(toml::get<std::chrono::hours>(v1) == std::chrono::hours(12));
+    }
+    {
+        const toml::value v1 = u8"1979-05-27T07:32:00"_toml;
+        BOOST_CHECK(v1.is_local_datetime());
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(toml::get<toml::local_datetime>(v1),
+            toml::local_datetime(toml::local_date(1979, toml::month_t::May, 27),
+                                 toml::local_time(7, 32, 0)));
+    }
+    {
+        const toml::value v1 = "1979-05-27T07:32:00Z"_toml;
+        BOOST_CHECK(v1.is_offset_datetime());
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(toml::get<toml::offset_datetime>(v1),
+            toml::offset_datetime(toml::local_date(1979, toml::month_t::May, 27),
+                                  toml::local_time(7, 32, 0), toml::time_offset(0, 0)));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/toml.hpp b/toml.hpp
index 8cd95af..fde2a3c 100644
--- a/toml.hpp
+++ b/toml.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "toml/parser.hpp"
+#include "toml/literal.hpp"
 #include "toml/serializer.hpp"
 #include "toml/from_toml.hpp"
 #include "toml/get.hpp"
diff --git a/toml/get.hpp b/toml/get.hpp
index ed211b0..c0e47bb 100644
--- a/toml/get.hpp
+++ b/toml/get.hpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ inline std::string get(value&& v)
 
 template<typename T, typename std::enable_if<
     detail::is_chrono_duration<T>::value, std::nullptr_t>::type = nullptr>
-inline T get(value& v)
+inline T get(const value& v)
 {
     return std::chrono::duration_cast<T>(
             std::chrono::nanoseconds(v.cast<value_t::LocalTime>()));
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ inline T get(value& v)
 template<typename T, typename std::enable_if<
     std::is_same<std::chrono::system_clock::time_point, T>::value,
     std::nullptr_t>::type = nullptr>
-inline T get(value& v)
+inline T get(const value& v)
 {
     switch(v.type())
     {
diff --git a/toml/literal.hpp b/toml/literal.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3642626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toml/literal.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+//     Copyright Toru Niina 2019.
+// Distributed under the MIT License.
+#ifndef TOML11_LITERAL_HPP
+#define TOML11_LITERAL_HPP
+#include "parser.hpp"
+
+namespace toml
+{
+inline namespace literals
+{
+inline namespace toml_literals
+{
+
+inline ::toml::value operator""_toml(const char* str, std::size_t len)
+{
+    ::toml::detail::location<std::vector<char>>
+        loc(/* filename = */ std::string("TOML literal encoded in a C++ code"),
+            /* contents = */ std::vector<char>(str, str + len));
+
+    // if there are some comments or empty lines, skip them.
+    using skip_line = ::toml::detail::repeat<toml::detail::sequence<
+            ::toml::detail::maybe<::toml::detail::lex_ws>,
+            ::toml::detail::maybe<::toml::detail::lex_comment>,
+            ::toml::detail::lex_newline
+        >, ::toml::detail::at_least<1>>;
+    skip_line::invoke(loc);
+
+    // if there are some whitespaces before a value, skip them.
+    using skip_ws = ::toml::detail::repeat<
+        ::toml::detail::lex_ws, ::toml::detail::at_least<1>>;
+    skip_ws::invoke(loc);
+
+    // literal may be a bare value. try them first.
+    if(auto data = ::toml::detail::parse_value(loc))
+    {
+        return data.unwrap();
+    }
+
+    // literal is a TOML file (i.e. multiline table).
+    if(auto data = ::toml::detail::parse_toml_file(loc))
+    {
+        loc.iter() = loc.begin(); // rollback to the top of the literal
+        return ::toml::value(std::move(data.unwrap()),
+                ::toml::detail::region<std::vector<char>>(std::move(loc)));
+    }
+    else // none of them.
+    {
+        throw ::toml::syntax_error(data.unwrap_err());
+    }
+}
+
+} // toml_literals
+} // literals
+} // toml
+#endif//TOML11_LITERAL_HPP