BWFoster78
Myth Weaver
One of my characters is the daughter of a duke. Her mother is not alive. Is it proper to refer to her as "the duchess?"
I'm reading Pride and Prejudice right now and it can get really confusing when Austen refers to "Miss Bennet" three times in the same paragraph and is talking about a different person each time, but apparently that's how they rolled back then.
"Miss Bennet" would be Jane because she's the eldest. The younger sisters get full named "Miss Eliza Bennet" or whatever. You could call one of the younger sisters "Miss Bennet" if none of the other sisters were around because people would know who you meant. That's my understanding when a read it, at least. Link!