diff --git a/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp b/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp
index d682cf88b9..8e0900ba08 100644
--- a/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp
+++ b/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct Arguments
     unsigned int raw_given;
     unsigned int quiet_given;
     unsigned int loadcells_given;
+    bool plain_given;
 
     std::string mode;
     std::string encoding;
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ bool parseOptions (int argc, char** argv, Arguments &info)
         ("type,t", bpo::value< std::vector<std::string> >(),
          "Show only records of this type (four character record code).  May "
          "be specified multiple times.  Only affects dump mode.")
+        ("plain,p", "Print contents of dialogs, books and scripts. "
+         "(skipped by default)"
+         "Only affects dump mode.")
         ("quiet,q", "Supress all record information. Useful for speed tests.")
         ("loadcells,C", "Browse through contents of all cells.")
 
@@ -161,6 +165,7 @@ bool parseOptions (int argc, char** argv, Arguments &info)
     info.raw_given = variables.count ("raw");
     info.quiet_given = variables.count ("quiet");
     info.loadcells_given = variables.count ("loadcells");
+    info.plain_given = (variables.count("plain") > 0);
 
     // Font encoding settings
     info.encoding = variables["encoding"].as<std::string>();
@@ -343,6 +348,7 @@ int load(Arguments& info)
                 }
                 record->setId(id);
                 record->setFlags((int) flags);
+                record->setPrintPlain(info.plain_given);
                 record->load(esm);
                 if (!quiet && interested) record->print();
 
diff --git a/apps/esmtool/record.cpp b/apps/esmtool/record.cpp
index b7cbbc4eaf..c959908d5d 100644
--- a/apps/esmtool/record.cpp
+++ b/apps/esmtool/record.cpp
@@ -464,12 +464,17 @@ void Record<ESM::Book>::print()
     std::cout << "  IsScroll: " << mData.mData.mIsScroll << std::endl;
     std::cout << "  SkillID: " << mData.mData.mSkillID << std::endl;
     std::cout << "  Enchantment Points: " << mData.mData.mEnchant << std::endl;
-    std::cout << "  Text: [skipped]" << std::endl;
-    // Skip until multi-line fields is controllable by a command line option.
-    // Mildly problematic because there are no parameter to print() currently.
-    // std::cout << "-------------------------------------------" << std::endl;
-    // std::cout << mData.mText << std::endl;
-    // std::cout << "-------------------------------------------" << std::endl;
+    if (mPrintPlain)
+    {
+    	std::cout << "  Text:" << std::endl;
+    	std::cout << "START--------------------------------------" << std::endl;
+    	std::cout << mData.mText << std::endl;
+    	std::cout << "END----------------------------------------" << std::endl;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+    	std::cout << "  Text: [skipped]" << std::endl;
+    }
 }
 
 template<>
@@ -755,12 +760,17 @@ void Record<ESM::DialInfo>::print()
 
     if (mData.mResultScript != "")
     {
-        std::cout << "  Result Script: [skipped]" << std::endl;
-        // Skip until multi-line fields is controllable by a command line option.
-        // Mildly problematic because there are no parameter to print() currently.
-        // std::cout << "-------------------------------------------" << std::endl;
-        // std::cout << mData.mResultScript << std::endl;
-        // std::cout << "-------------------------------------------" << std::endl;
+        if (mPrintPlain)
+        {
+        	std::cout << "  Result Script:" << std::endl;
+        	std::cout << "START--------------------------------------" << std::endl;
+        	std::cout << mData.mResultScript << std::endl;
+        	std::cout << "END----------------------------------------" << std::endl;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+        	std::cout << "  Result Script: [skipped]" << std::endl;
+        }
     }
 
     std::cout << "  Quest Status: " << questStatusLabel(mData.mQuestStatus)
@@ -1171,12 +1181,18 @@ void Record<ESM::Script>::print()
     std::cout << "  Script Data Size: " << mData.mData.mScriptDataSize << std::endl;
     std::cout << "  Table Size: " << mData.mData.mStringTableSize << std::endl;
 
-    std::cout << "  Script: [skipped]" << std::endl;
-    // Skip until multi-line fields is controllable by a command line option.
-    // Mildly problematic because there are no parameter to print() currently.
-    // std::cout << "-------------------------------------------" << std::endl;
-    // std::cout << s->scriptText << std::endl;
-    // std::cout << "-------------------------------------------" << std::endl;
+    if (mPrintPlain)
+    {
+    	std::cout << "  Script:" << std::endl;
+    	std::cout << "START--------------------------------------" << std::endl;
+    	std::cout << mData.mScriptText << std::endl;
+    	std::cout << "END----------------------------------------" << std::endl;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+    	std::cout << "  Script: [skipped]" << std::endl;
+    }
+
     std::vector<std::string>::iterator vit;
     for (vit = mData.mVarNames.begin(); vit != mData.mVarNames.end(); vit++)
         std::cout << "  Variable: " << *vit << std::endl;
diff --git a/apps/esmtool/record.hpp b/apps/esmtool/record.hpp
index e0dd988a65..78cf5d436e 100644
--- a/apps/esmtool/record.hpp
+++ b/apps/esmtool/record.hpp
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ namespace EsmTool
         std::string mId;
         int mFlags;
         ESM::NAME mType;
+        bool mPrintPlain;
 
     public:
-        RecordBase () {}
+        RecordBase () { mPrintPlain = false; }
         virtual ~RecordBase() {}
 
         const std::string &getId() const {
@@ -46,6 +47,14 @@ namespace EsmTool
             return mType;
         }
 
+        bool getPrintPlain() const {
+        	return mPrintPlain;
+        }
+
+        void setPrintPlain(bool plain) {
+        	mPrintPlain = plain;
+        }
+
         virtual void load(ESM::ESMReader &esm) = 0;
         virtual void save(ESM::ESMWriter &esm) = 0;
         virtual void print() = 0;