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Say I have a character called John Smith, Lord of Smalltown (which is in England, around 1700). He's inherited this title and has never been widely known as John Smith. Other characters will presumably refer to him as "Lord Smalltown" as a 3rd person and "my lord" to his face (or possibly "your lordship"?).
What would be the best way for the author to refer to him? Normally I'd use either the Christian or surname of a character and keep it consistent. Would it sound reasonable (for the author, not any of the characters) to refer to him as "Smalltown" in the text?
What would be the best way for the author to refer to him? Normally I'd use either the Christian or surname of a character and keep it consistent. Would it sound reasonable (for the author, not any of the characters) to refer to him as "Smalltown" in the text?