diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e8e1658629c..0a780fd8cf99 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Svelte changelog
 
+## 1.10.3
+
+* Prevent `'</script>'` string occurence breaking pages ([#349](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/349))
+* Allow reference to whitelisted globals without properties ([#333](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/333))
+* Don't remove `&nbsp;` incorrectly ([#348](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/348))
+* `let` -> `var` in `addCss` block ([#351](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/351))
+
+## 1.10.2
+
+* Accept any case for doctype declarations ([#336](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/336))
+* Allow non-top-level `<script>` and `<style>` tags to pass through without processing ([#335](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/335))
+
+## 1.10.1
+
+* typecheck argument in _set when in dev mode ([#342](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/342))
+* Prevent duplicate helpers in non-shared mode ([#337](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/337))
+
 ## 1.10.0
 
 * Component self-references with `<:Self/>` ([#51](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/51))
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3bbb8354e91d..49c3d803c7e9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "svelte",
-  "version": "1.10.0",
+  "version": "1.10.3",
   "description": "The magical disappearing UI framework",
   "main": "compiler/svelte.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/src/generators/Generator.js b/src/generators/Generator.js
index feebc13263d6..e25fdc5a9bea 100644
--- a/src/generators/Generator.js
+++ b/src/generators/Generator.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export default class Generator {
 
 						if ( globalWhitelist[ name ] ) {
 							code.prependRight( node.start, `( '${name}' in root ? root.` );
-							code.appendLeft( node.object.end, ` : ${name} )` );
+							code.appendLeft( node.object ? node.object.end : node.end, ` : ${name} )` );
 						} else {
 							code.prependRight( node.start, `root.` );
 						}
@@ -361,4 +361,3 @@ export default class Generator {
 		if ( visitor.leave ) visitor.leave( this, node );
 	}
 }
-
diff --git a/src/generators/dom/index.js b/src/generators/dom/index.js
index 5ac11c9414c8..6fd601c6b655 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/index.js
+++ b/src/generators/dom/index.js
@@ -211,6 +211,14 @@ export default function dom ( parsed, source, options, names ) {
 		_set: new CodeBuilder()
 	};
 
+	if ( options.dev ) {
+		builders._set.addBlock ( deindent`
+			if ( typeof newState !== 'object' ) {
+				throw new Error( 'Component .set was called without an object of data key-values to update.' );
+			}
+		`);
+	}
+
 	builders._set.addLine( 'var oldState = this._state;' );
 	builders._set.addLine( 'this._state = Object.assign( {}, oldState, newState );' );
 
@@ -247,7 +255,7 @@ export default function dom ( parsed, source, options, names ) {
 
 	if ( parsed.css && options.css !== false ) {
 		builders.main.addBlock( deindent`
-			let addedCss = false;
+			var addedCss = false;
 			function addCss () {
 				var style = ${generator.helper( 'createElement' )}( 'style' );
 				style.textContent = ${JSON.stringify( processCss( parsed, generator.code ) )};
@@ -410,11 +418,13 @@ export default function dom ( parsed, source, options, names ) {
 			`import { ${names.join( ', ' )} } from ${JSON.stringify( sharedPath )}`
 		);
 	} else {
-		builders.main.addBlock( `var ${generator.aliases.dispatchObservers} = ${shared.dispatchObservers.toString()}` );
-
 		Object.keys( generator.uses ).forEach( key => {
 			const fn = shared[ key ]; // eslint-disable-line import/namespace
-			builders.main.addBlock( fn.toString() );
+			if ( key !== generator.aliases[ key ] ) {
+				builders.main.addBlock( `var ${generator.aliases[ key ]} = ${fn.toString()}}` );
+			} else {
+				builders.main.addBlock( fn.toString() );
+			}
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.js b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.js
index c5fd7abf31bd..4b750bf7b1fa 100644
--- a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.js
+++ b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Component from './Component.js';
-import voidElementNames from '../../../utils/voidElementNames.js';
+import isVoidElementName from '../../../utils/isVoidElementName.js';
 
 export default {
 	enter ( generator, node ) {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if ( !voidElementNames.test( node.name ) ) {
+		if ( !isVoidElementName( node.name ) ) {
 			generator.append( `</${node.name}>` );
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/generators/shared/utils/getIntro.js b/src/generators/shared/utils/getIntro.js
index 3a11c1d2370a..c0fa4b4a6986 100644
--- a/src/generators/shared/utils/getIntro.js
+++ b/src/generators/shared/utils/getIntro.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export default function getIntro ( format, options, imports ) {
 	if ( format === 'cjs' ) return getCjsIntro( options, imports );
 	if ( format === 'iife' ) return getIifeIntro( options, imports );
 	if ( format === 'umd' ) return getUmdIntro( options, imports );
+	if ( format === 'eval' ) return getEvalIntro( options, imports );
 
 	throw new Error( `Not implemented: ${format}` );
 }
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ function getUmdIntro ( options, imports ) {
 		}(this, (function (${paramString( imports )}) { 'use strict';` + '\n\n';
 }
 
+function getEvalIntro ( options, imports ) {
+	return `(function (${paramString( imports )}) { 'use strict';\n\n`;
+}
+
 function paramString ( imports ) {
 	return imports.length ? ` ${imports.map( dep => dep.name ).join( ', ' )} ` : '';
 }
diff --git a/src/generators/shared/utils/getOutro.js b/src/generators/shared/utils/getOutro.js
index 283151267b2c..7f7c9354cf86 100644
--- a/src/generators/shared/utils/getOutro.js
+++ b/src/generators/shared/utils/getOutro.js
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ export default function getOutro ( format, name, options, imports ) {
 		return `return ${name};\n\n}(${globals.join( ', ' )}));`;
 	}
 
+	if ( format === 'eval' ) {
+		const globals = getGlobals( imports, options );
+		return `return ${name};\n\n}(${globals.join( ', ' )}));`;
+	}
+
 	if ( format === 'umd' ) {
 		return `return ${name};\n\n})));`;
 	}
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index b3d85116e391..ceb94442f4dd 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -46,4 +46,28 @@ export function compile ( source, _options ) {
 	return compiler( parsed, source, options, names );
 }
 
+export function create ( source, _options = {} ) {
+	_options.format = 'eval';
+
+	const compiled = compile( source, _options );
+
+	if ( !compiled || !compiled.code ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	let result;
+	try {
+		result = ( 1, eval )( compiled.code );
+	} catch ( err ) {
+		if ( _options.onerror ) {
+			_options.onerror( err );
+		} else {
+			throw err;
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
 export { parse, validate, version as VERSION };
diff --git a/src/parse/patterns.js b/src/parse/patterns.js
index 313f40a46415..8fea930aa68e 100644
--- a/src/parse/patterns.js
+++ b/src/parse/patterns.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const whitespace = /\s/;
+export const whitespace = /[ \t\r\n]/;
diff --git a/src/parse/read/script.js b/src/parse/read/script.js
index 9ebff7f620f6..09e1ba917497 100644
--- a/src/parse/read/script.js
+++ b/src/parse/read/script.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default function readScript ( parser, start, attributes ) {
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if ( parser.eat( '</script>' ) ) {
+		if ( parser.eat( '<\/script>' ) ) {
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/parse/state/tag.js b/src/parse/state/tag.js
index 09eda8da9cc1..c6007318af13 100644
--- a/src/parse/state/tag.js
+++ b/src/parse/state/tag.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import readStyle from '../read/style.js';
 import { readEventHandlerDirective, readBindingDirective } from '../read/directives.js';
 import { trimStart, trimEnd } from '../utils/trim.js';
 import { decodeCharacterReferences } from '../utils/html.js';
-import voidElementNames from '../../utils/voidElementNames.js';
+import isVoidElementName from '../../utils/isVoidElementName.js';
 
 const validTagName = /^\!?[a-zA-Z]{1,}:?[a-zA-Z0-9\-]*/;
 const invalidUnquotedAttributeCharacters = /[\s"'=<>\/`]/;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export default function tag ( parser ) {
 	parser.allowWhitespace();
 
 	if ( isClosingTag ) {
-		if ( voidElementNames.test( name ) ) {
+		if ( isVoidElementName( name ) ) {
 			parser.error( `<${name}> is a void element and cannot have children, or a closing tag`, start );
 		}
 
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ export default function tag ( parser ) {
 
 	parser.allowWhitespace();
 
-	// special cases – <script> and <style>
-	if ( name in specials ) {
+	// special cases – top-level <script> and <style>
+	if ( name in specials && parser.stack.length === 1 ) {
 		const special = specials[ name ];
 
 		if ( parser[ special.property ] ) {
 			parser.index = start;
-			parser.error( `You can only have one <${name}> tag per component` );
+			parser.error( `You can only have one top-level <${name}> tag per component` );
 		}
 
 		parser.eat( '>', true );
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export default function tag ( parser ) {
 
 	parser.current().children.push( element );
 
-	const selfClosing = parser.eat( '/' ) || voidElementNames.test( name );
+	const selfClosing = parser.eat( '/' ) || isVoidElementName( name );
 
 	parser.eat( '>', true );
 
diff --git a/src/utils/isVoidElementName.js b/src/utils/isVoidElementName.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8af4f34db8fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/isVoidElementName.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const voidElementNames = /^(?:area|base|br|col|command|embed|hr|img|input|keygen|link|meta|param|source|track|wbr)$/;
+
+export default function isVoidElementName ( name ) {
+	return voidElementNames.test( name ) || name.toLowerCase() === '!doctype';
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/voidElementNames.js b/src/utils/voidElementNames.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 46306ac8c31f..000000000000
--- a/src/utils/voidElementNames.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export default /^(?:area|base|br|col|command|\!doctype|embed|hr|img|input|keygen|link|meta|param|source|track|wbr)$/;
diff --git a/test/create.js b/test/create.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..153192de27d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/create.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import deindent from '../src/utils/deindent.js';
+import assert from 'assert';
+import { svelte } from './helpers.js';
+
+describe( 'create', () => {
+	it( 'should return a component constructor', () => {
+		const source = deindent`
+			<div>{{prop}}</div>
+		`;
+
+		const component = svelte.create( source );
+		assert( component instanceof Function );
+	});
+
+	it( 'should throw error when source is invalid ', done => {
+		const source = deindent`
+			<div>{{prop}</div>
+		`;
+
+		const component = svelte.create( source, {
+			onerror: () => {
+				done();
+			}
+		});
+
+		assert.equal( component, undefined );
+	});
+
+	it( 'should return undefined when source is invalid ', () => {
+		const source = deindent`
+			<div>{{prop}</div>
+		`;
+
+		const component = svelte.create( source, {
+			onerror: () => {}
+		});
+
+		assert.equal( component, undefined );
+	});
+});
diff --git a/test/formats.js b/test/formats.js
index 9b803cadcc0c..16ad77ce556e 100644
--- a/test/formats.js
+++ b/test/formats.js
@@ -63,6 +63,21 @@ function testIife ( code, name, globals, html ) {
 	});
 }
 
+function testEval ( code, name, globals, html ) {
+	const fn = new Function( Object.keys( globals ), `return ${code};` );
+
+	return env().then( window => {
+		const SvelteComponent = fn( ...Object.keys( globals ).map( key => globals[ key ] ) );
+
+		const main = window.document.body.querySelector( 'main' );
+		const component = new SvelteComponent({ target: main });
+
+		assert.htmlEqual( main.innerHTML, html );
+
+		component.destroy();
+	});
+}
+
 describe( 'formats', () => {
 	before( setupHtmlEqual );
 
@@ -175,4 +190,31 @@ describe( 'formats', () => {
 				.then( () => testIife( code, 'Foo', { answer: 42 }, `<div>42</div>` ) );
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe( 'eval', () => {
+		it( 'generates a self-executing script that returns the component on eval', () => {
+			const source = deindent`
+				<div>{{answer}}</div>
+
+				<script>
+					import answer from 'answer';
+
+					export default {
+						data () {
+							return { answer };
+						}
+					};
+				</script>
+			`;
+
+			const { code } = svelte.compile( source, {
+				format: 'eval',
+				globals: {
+					answer: 'answer'
+				}
+			});
+
+			return testEval( code, 'Foo', { answer: 42 }, `<div>42</div>` );
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/test/generator/globals-accessible-directly/_config.js b/test/generator/globals-accessible-directly/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ee7e79fd174f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/globals-accessible-directly/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export default {
+	html: '',
+
+	test ( assert, component, target ) {
+		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, 'NaN' );
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/generator/globals-accessible-directly/main.html b/test/generator/globals-accessible-directly/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..349b4b1d3292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/globals-accessible-directly/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{NaN}}
diff --git a/test/generator/nbsp/_config.js b/test/generator/nbsp/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c09c14e7c413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/nbsp/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export default {
+	html: `<span>&nbsp;</span>`,
+
+	test ( assert, component, target ) {
+		const text = target.querySelector( 'span' ).textContent;
+		assert.equal( text.charCodeAt( 0 ), 160 );
+	}
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/generator/nbsp/main.html b/test/generator/nbsp/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..11cd588757a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/nbsp/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<span>&nbsp;</span>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/parser/error-multiple-styles/error.json b/test/parser/error-multiple-styles/error.json
index 6a8b184ed675..421c5558a77b 100644
--- a/test/parser/error-multiple-styles/error.json
+++ b/test/parser/error-multiple-styles/error.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-	"message": "You can only have one <style> tag per component",
+	"message": "You can only have one top-level <style> tag per component",
 	"loc": {
 		"line": 9,
 		"column": 0
diff --git a/test/parser/nbsp/input.html b/test/parser/nbsp/input.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..11cd588757a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parser/nbsp/input.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<span>&nbsp;</span>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/parser/nbsp/output.json b/test/parser/nbsp/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8cbb594f6e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parser/nbsp/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+	"hash": 2678229240,
+	"html": {
+		"start": 0,
+		"end": 19,
+		"type": "Fragment",
+		"children": [
+			{
+				"start": 0,
+				"end": 19,
+				"type": "Element",
+				"name": "span",
+				"attributes": [],
+				"children": [
+					{
+						"start": 6,
+						"end": 12,
+						"type": "Text",
+						"data": " "
+					}
+				]
+			}
+		]
+	},
+	"css": null,
+	"js": null
+}
\ No newline at end of file