diff --git a/src/conversion.rs b/src/conversion.rs
index 1b0a0bc..6fac7e6 100644
--- a/src/conversion.rs
+++ b/src/conversion.rs
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ impl<'lua, T: ToLua<'lua>> ToLua<'lua> for Option<T> {
     fn to_lua(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
         match self {
             Some(val) => val.to_lua(lua),
-            None => Ok(LuaNil),
+            None => Ok(Nil),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ impl<'lua, T: ToLua<'lua>> ToLua<'lua> for Option<T> {
 impl<'lua, T: FromLua<'lua>> FromLua<'lua> for Option<T> {
     fn from_lua(value: Value<'lua>, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Self> {
         match value {
-            LuaNil => Ok(None),
+            Nil => Ok(None),
             value => Ok(Some(T::from_lua(value, lua)?)),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 6e81b22..a11d84b 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ impl Error {
     }
 }
 
-pub trait LuaExternalError {
+pub trait ExternalError {
     fn to_lua_err(self) -> Error;
 }
 
-impl<E> LuaExternalError for E
+impl<E> ExternalError for E
 where
     E: Into<Box<error::Error + Send + Sync>>,
 {
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-pub trait LuaExternalResult<T> {
+pub trait ExternalResult<T> {
     fn to_lua_err(self) -> Result<T>;
 }
 
-impl<T, E> LuaExternalResult<T> for ::std::result::Result<T, E>
+impl<T, E> ExternalResult<T> for ::std::result::Result<T, E>
 where
-    E: LuaExternalError,
+    E: ExternalError,
 {
     fn to_lua_err(self) -> Result<T> {
         self.map_err(|e| e.to_lua_err())
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ee25344..2a36825 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ mod multi;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
-pub use error::*;
-pub use lua::*;
-pub use multi::*;
+pub use error::{Error, Result, ExternalError, ExternalResult};
+pub use lua::{Value, Nil, ToLua, FromLua, MultiValue, ToLuaMulti, FromLuaMulti, Integer, Number,
+              LightUserData, String, Table, TablePairs, TableSequence, Function, ThreadStatus,
+              Thread, MetaMethod, UserDataMethods, UserData, AnyUserData, Lua};
+pub use multi::Variadic;
+
+pub mod prelude;
diff --git a/src/lua.rs b/src/lua.rs
index 7559ef7..f97eae5 100644
--- a/src/lua.rs
+++ b/src/lua.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub enum Value<'lua> {
     /// it is implicitly cloned.
     Error(Error),
 }
-pub use self::Value::Nil as LuaNil;
+pub use self::Value::Nil as Nil;
 
 /// Trait for types convertible to `Value`.
 pub trait ToLua<'a> {
@@ -124,10 +124,7 @@ pub trait FromLuaMulti<'a>: Sized {
     fn from_lua_multi(values: MultiValue<'a>, lua: &'a Lua) -> Result<Self>;
 }
 
-type LuaCallback<'lua> = Box<
-    FnMut(&'lua Lua, MultiValue<'lua>) -> Result<MultiValue<'lua>>
-        + 'lua,
->;
+type Callback<'lua> = Box<FnMut(&'lua Lua, MultiValue<'lua>) -> Result<MultiValue<'lua>> + 'lua>;
 
 struct LuaRef<'lua> {
     lua: &'lua Lua,
@@ -755,8 +752,8 @@ pub enum MetaMethod {
 /// `Index` metamethod is given, it will be called as a *fallback* if the index doesn't match an
 /// existing regular method.
 pub struct UserDataMethods<'lua, T> {
-    methods: HashMap<StdString, LuaCallback<'lua>>,
-    meta_methods: HashMap<MetaMethod, LuaCallback<'lua>>,
+    methods: HashMap<StdString, Callback<'lua>>,
+    meta_methods: HashMap<MetaMethod, Callback<'lua>>,
     _type: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
@@ -823,7 +820,7 @@ impl<'lua, T: UserData> UserDataMethods<'lua, T> {
         self.meta_methods.insert(meta, Box::new(function));
     }
 
-    fn box_method<M>(mut method: M) -> LuaCallback<'lua>
+    fn box_method<M>(mut method: M) -> Callback<'lua>
     where
         M: 'lua + for<'a> FnMut(&'lua Lua, &'a T, MultiValue<'lua>) -> Result<MultiValue<'lua>>,
     {
@@ -840,7 +837,7 @@ impl<'lua, T: UserData> UserDataMethods<'lua, T> {
 
     }
 
-    fn box_method_mut<M>(mut method: M) -> LuaCallback<'lua>
+    fn box_method_mut<M>(mut method: M) -> Callback<'lua>
         where M: 'lua + for<'a> FnMut(&'lua Lua, &'a mut T, MultiValue<'lua>)
                                      -> Result<MultiValue<'lua>>
     {
@@ -993,7 +990,7 @@ impl Lua {
                 ffi::lua_newtable(state);
 
                 push_string(state, "__gc");
-                ffi::lua_pushcfunction(state, userdata_destructor::<LuaCallback>);
+                ffi::lua_pushcfunction(state, userdata_destructor::<Callback>);
                 ffi::lua_rawset(state, -3);
 
                 push_string(state, "__metatable");
@@ -1304,7 +1301,7 @@ impl Lua {
         T::from_lua_multi(value, self)
     }
 
-    fn create_callback_function<'lua>(&'lua self, func: LuaCallback<'lua>) -> Function<'lua> {
+    fn create_callback_function<'lua>(&'lua self, func: Callback<'lua>) -> Function<'lua> {
         unsafe extern "C" fn callback_call_impl(state: *mut ffi::lua_State) -> c_int {
             callback_error(state, || {
                 let lua = Lua {
@@ -1313,7 +1310,7 @@ impl Lua {
                     ephemeral: true,
                 };
 
-                let func = &mut *get_userdata::<LuaCallback>(state, ffi::lua_upvalueindex(1));
+                let func = &mut *get_userdata::<Callback>(state, ffi::lua_upvalueindex(1));
 
                 let nargs = ffi::lua_gettop(state);
                 let mut args = MultiValue::new();
@@ -1336,7 +1333,7 @@ impl Lua {
             stack_guard(self.state, 0, move || {
                 check_stack(self.state, 2);
 
-                push_userdata::<LuaCallback>(self.state, func);
+                push_userdata::<Callback>(self.state, func);
 
                 ffi::lua_pushlightuserdata(
                     self.state,
@@ -1404,7 +1401,7 @@ impl Lua {
         match ffi::lua_type(state, -1) {
             ffi::LUA_TNIL => {
                 ffi::lua_pop(state, 1);
-                LuaNil
+                Nil
             }
 
             ffi::LUA_TBOOLEAN => {
diff --git a/src/multi.rs b/src/multi.rs
index 046137f..bca9386 100644
--- a/src/multi.rs
+++ b/src/multi.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl<'lua, T: ToLua<'lua>, E: ToLua<'lua>> ToLuaMulti<'lua> for ::std::result::R
         match self {
             Ok(v) => result.push_back(v.to_lua(lua)?),
             Err(e) => {
-                result.push_back(LuaNil);
+                result.push_back(Nil);
                 result.push_back(e.to_lua(lua)?);
             }
         }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl<'lua, T: ToLua<'lua>> ToLuaMulti<'lua> for T {
 
 impl<'lua, T: FromLua<'lua>> FromLuaMulti<'lua> for T {
     fn from_lua_multi(mut values: MultiValue<'lua>, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Self> {
-        Ok(T::from_lua(values.pop_front().unwrap_or(LuaNil), lua)?)
+        Ok(T::from_lua(values.pop_front().unwrap_or(Nil), lua)?)
     }
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl<'lua, H: FromLua<'lua>, A, B> FromLuaMulti<'lua> for HCons<H, HCons<A, B>>
     where HCons<A, B>: FromLuaMulti<'lua>
 {
     fn from_lua_multi(mut values: MultiValue<'lua>, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Self> {
-        let val = H::from_lua(values.pop_front().unwrap_or(LuaNil), lua)?;
+        let val = H::from_lua(values.pop_front().unwrap_or(Nil), lua)?;
         let res = HCons::<A, B>::from_lua_multi(values, lua)?;
         Ok(HCons(val, res))
     }
diff --git a/src/prelude.rs b/src/prelude.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18f80a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+pub use {Error as LuaError, Result as LuaResult, ExternalError as LuaExternalError,
+         ExternalResult as LuaExternalResult, Value as LuaValue, Nil as LuaNil, ToLua, FromLua,
+         MultiValue as LuaMultiValue, ToLuaMulti, FromLuaMulti, Integer as LuaInteger,
+         Number as LuaNumber, LightUserData as LuaLightUserData, String as LuaString,
+         Table as LuaTable, TablePairs as LuaTablePairs, TableSequence as LuaTableSequence,
+         Function as LuaFunction, ThreadStatus as LuaThreadStatus, Thread as LuaThread,
+         MetaMethod as LuaMetaMethod, UserDataMethods as LuaUserDataMethods,
+         UserData as LuaUserData, AnyUserData as LuaAnyUserData, Lua};
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index 4b81908..3c5b970 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::os::raw::c_void;
 
 use String as LuaString;
 use {
-    Lua, Result, LuaExternalError, LightUserData, UserDataMethods, UserData, Table, Thread,
+    Lua, Result, ExternalError, LightUserData, UserDataMethods, UserData, Table, Thread,
     ThreadStatus, Error, Function, Value, Variadic, MetaMethod
 };