The children's story "The Blind Prince" (in "The Lamp Girl and other stories", 1913) shows the influence of Oscar Wilde. "This Slavery" (1925) is Holdsworth's best-known work. Holdsworth wrote poems and short stories until 1936 but there is no record of her writing after this date. Holdsworth's daughter Margaret told an interviewer that her mother stopped writing because she was worn out and depressed about the imminent outbreak of World War II. "This Slavery" was republished by Trent Editions in November 2011, with a critical introduction by Dr Nicola Wilson.