The Illusion of the Epoch helps readers to understand the roots of Marxism-Leninism and its implications for philosophy, modern political thought, economics, and history. As Professor Tim Fuller has written, this "is not an intemperate book, but rather an effort at a sustained, scholarly argument against Marxian views."
H. B. Acton (1908-1974) taught at Bedford College (London), the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Chicago.