Been fascinated with the development of law recently and have been reading short extracts from Plato's texts and I want to read more. A friend suggested starting off with 'The apology'.
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If youre interestind in Socrates, start out with the Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato. It contains the main dialogues, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo. Plato was a disciple of Socrates, and after Socrates' execution (in the Phaedo), Plato fled Athens and began writing about the life of Socrates. Those four dialogues are generally regarded as the main "historical" or "Socratic" dialogues, because they retall Socrates' life. Later in his career, Plato would author his own thoughts and ideas in books like the Republic, but he would still take on the guise of Socrates.
These dialogues, as well as most all of Plato's works, are some of the most important books in western philosophy. As such, most (if not all) of Plato's works should be available for free online.