_I just read the first chapter of the wonderful classic "Anne of Green Gables"
It broke so many editing 'rules.' Used words like 'little' and 'very' and two uses of 'very' in the one sentence.  And guess what - it was the BEST written chapter I have read in a long while.   I am beginning to think I should throw out some of the rule books. 
For example, AutoCrit editing software, ells me I use see/saw/hear and feel words too often.  Well - heck - my characters are in touch with feelings s the feel and they are in a wonderful landscape of inland Australia and living by working with the elements of that landscape do they need to 'see.'  I think the point here is that editing software is only a guide. it helps e highlight unnecessary words and passages in my text and look for substitute words for frequently used words, but the author has the final artistic license to decide if words like very, little, has, it, see, heard, feel and all those myriad of other over used by many of us, words are necessary.
If you put a passage of L.M.Montgomery though the AutoCrit program it would scream, overused words. This does not make her writing bad.  if  L.M.Montgomery's writing is an example of what 'not to do', please may I one day write as well as she did and break as many rules. I thought her writing beautiful.